opossum

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An opossum.

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From Powhatan opassum (white animal); compare Ojibwe waabasim (white dog).

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opossum (plural opossums)

  1. (zoology) Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.

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Dutch [edit]

Noun [edit]

opossum ? (plural opossums, diminutive opossumpje)

  1. opossum

French [edit]

Noun [edit]

opossum m (plural opossums)

  1. opossum