About The Word Possum
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Possum
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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.
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