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opossum — noun (plural opossums; also opossum) Etymology: earlier apossoun, opassom, Virginia Algonquian, from Algonquian *wa•p white + * aʔθemw dog Date: 1610 1. any of a family (Didelphidae) of American marsupials that usually have a pointed snout and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
opossum — /euh pos euhm, pos euhm/, n., pl. opossums, (esp. collectively) opossum. 1. a prehensile tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of… … Universalium
Virginia opossum — Virginia opossum[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
opossum — (o po ssom ) s. m. Nom donné par les Anglo Américains au didelphe à oreilles bicolores dit aussi sarigue. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE OPOSSUM. Ajoutez : ÉTYM. Langue des Indiens de la Virginie, opassom … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
opossum — o|pos|sum [əˈpɔsəm US ˈpa: , ˈpa:səm] n also possum [Date: 1600 1700; : Virginia Algonquian; Origin: opassom, from op white + assom dog ] one of various small animals from America and Australia that have fur and climb trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
opossum — [ə pɒs(ə)m] noun 1》 an American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. [Family Didelphidae: numerous species.] 2》 Austral./NZ a possum. Origin C17: from Virginia Algonquian opassom, from op white +… … English new terms dictionary
opossum — o•pos•sum [[t]əˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm[/t]] n. pl. sums, (esp. collectively) sum. 1) mam a prehensile tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S.: noted for feigning death when in danger 2) mam any marsupial of the New World family… … From formal English to slang
