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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
possum
n 1: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail
found from southern North America to northern South America
[syn: opossum, possum]
2: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long
usually prehensile tails [syn: phalanger, opossum,
possum]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and
Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of
the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
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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.
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Opossum mouse. (Zool.) See Flying mouse, under Flying.
Opossum shrimp (Zool.), any schizopod crustacean of the
genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Possum \Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zool.)
An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.]
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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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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Cape polecat, ape, bar, bear, 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 |
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