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Opossum

Opossum Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Opossum? [n] nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America [n] small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Synonyms \| Synonyms for Opossum: phalanger \| possum Related Terms \| Find terms related to Opossum: aardvark \| aardwolf \| alpaca \| Angora goat \| anteater \| antelope \| antelope chipmunk \| aoudad \| apar \| ape \| Arctic fox \| armadillo \| ass \| aurochs \| badger \| bandicoot \| bar \| bassarisk \| bat \| bear \| beaver \| Belgian hare \| bettong \| binturong \| bison \| black bear \| black buck \| black cat \| black fox \| black sheep \| blue fox \| bobcat \| brown bear \| brush deer \| brush wolf \| buffalo \| buffalo wolf \| burro \| burro deer \| cachalot \| Caffre cat \| camel \| camelopard \| Cape polecat \| capybara \| carabao \| caribou \| carpincho \| cat \| catamount \| cat-a-mountain \| cattalo \| cavy \| chamois \| cheetah \| chevrotain \| chimp \| chimpanzee \| chinchilla \| chipmunk \| cinnamon bear \| coon \| coon cat \| cotton mouse \| cotton rat \| cougar \| cow \| coyote \| coypu \| deer \| deer tiger \| dingo \| dog \| donkey \| dormouse \| dromedary \| echidna \| eland \| elephant \| elk \| ermine \| eyra \| fallow deer \| ferret \| field mouse \| fisher \| fitch \| flying phalanger \| foumart \| fox \| fox squirrel \| gazelle \| gemsbok \| genet \| giraffe \| glutton \| gnu \| gnu goat \| goat \| goat antelope \| gopher \| grizzly bear \| ground squirrel \| groundhog \| guanaco \| guinea pig \| hamster \| hare \| harnessed antelope \| hartebeest \| hedgehog \| hippopotamus \| hog \| horse \| hyena \| hyrax \| ibex \| Indian buffalo \| jackal \| jackass \| jackrabbit \| jaguar \| jaguarundi \| jerboa \| jerboa kangaroo \| kaama \| kangaroo \| kangaroo mouse \| kangaroo rat \| karakul \| kinkajou \| kit fox \| koala \| Kodiak bear \| lapin \| lemming \| leopard \| leopard cat \| lion \| llama \| lynx \| mammoth \| mara \| marmot \| marten \| mastodon \| meerkat \| mink \| mole \| mongoose \| monk \| monkey \| moose \| mouflon \| mountain goat \| mountain lion \| mountain sheep \| mouse \| mousehound \| mule \| mule deer \| muntjac \| musk deer \| musk hog \| musk-ox \| muskrat \| musquash \| nilgai \| nutria \| ocelot \| okapi \| onager \| oont \| otter \| ounce \| ox \| pack rat \| painter \| panda \| pangolin \| panther \| peccary \| peludo \| phalanger \| pig \| pine mouse \| platypus \| pocket gopher \| pocket mouse \| pocket rat \| polar bear \| polar fox \| polecat \| porcupine \| possum \| pouched rat \| poyou \| prairie dog \| prairie wolf \| pronghorn \| puma \| quill pig \| rabbit \| raccoon \| rat \| red deer \| red squirrel \| reindeer \| rhinoceros \| roe \| roe deer \| roebuck \| sable \| serval \| sheep \| shrew \| shrew mole \| sika \| silver fox \| skunk \| sloth \| snowshoe rabbit \| springbok \| squirrel \| stoat \| suslik \| swamp rabbit \| swine \| takin \| tamandua \| tamarin \| tapir \| tarpan \| tatou \| tatou peba \| tatouay \| tiger \| tiger cat \| timber wolf \| tree shrew \| urus \| Virginia deer \| vole \| wallaby \| warthog \| water buffalo \| waterbuck \| weasel \| wharf rat \| whistle-pig \| whistler \| white fox \| wild ass \| wild boar \| wild goat \| wild ox \| wildcat \| wildebeest \| wolf \| wolverine \| wombat \| wood rat \| woodchuck \| woolly mammoth \| yak \| zebra \| zebu \| zoril See Also \| brush-tailed phalanger \| common opossum \| crab-eating opossum \| cuscus \| Didelphidae \| Didelphis marsupialis \| Didelphis virginiana \| family Didelphidae \| family Phalangeridae \| flying opossum \| flying phalanger \| flying squirrel \| kangaroo bear \| koala \| koala bear \| marsupial \| native bear \| Phalangeridae \| Phascolarctos cinereus \| pouched mammal \| Trichosurus vulpecula Opossum In Webster's Dictionary \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) Any American marsupial of the genera {Didelphys} and {Chironectes}. The common species of the United States is {Didelphys Virginiana}. Note: Several related species are found in South America. The water opossum of Brazil ({Chironectes variegatus}), which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also {yapock}. {Opossum mouse}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Flying mouse}, under {Flying}. {Opossum shrimp} (Zo["o]l.), any schizopod crustacean of the genus {Mysis} and allied genera. See {Schizopoda}.

Opossum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Opossum?

[n] nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
[n] small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

Synonyms | Synonyms for Opossum: phalanger | possum

Opossum In Webster's Dictionary

\O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any American marsupial of the genera {Didelphys} and
{Chironectes}. The common species of the United States is
{Didelphys Virginiana}.



Note: Several related species are found in South America. The
      water opossum of Brazil ({Chironectes variegatus}),
      which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a
      marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called
      also {yapock}.

{Opossum mouse}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Flying mouse}, under
   {Flying}.

{Opossum shrimp} (Zo["o]l.), any schizopod crustacean of the
   genus {Mysis} and allied genera. See {Schizopoda}.

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