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Possum Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Possum? [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 Possum: opossum \| phalanger Related Terms \| Find terms related to Possum: ape \| bar \| bear \| Cape polecat \| cavy \| chimp \| chimpanzee \| coon \| ferret \| foumart \| glutton \| groundhog \| guinea pig \| hedgehog \| monk \| monkey \| mousehound \| opossum \| polecat \| porcupine \| prairie dog \| quill pig \| raccoon \| skunk \| weasel \| whistle-pig \| wolverine \| woodchuck \| 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 Possum In Webster's Dictionary \Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo["o]l.) An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.] {To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.

Possum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Possum?

[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 Possum: opossum | phalanger

Possum In Webster's Dictionary

\Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo["o]l.)
An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.]

{To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance,
   indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive;
   to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum,
   which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.

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