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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and
Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of
the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Possum \Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo["o]l.)
An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Possum \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
possum
n 1: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail
found from southern North America to northern South
America [syn: opossum]
2: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long
usually prehensile tails [syn: phalanger, opossum]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
possum
Λατινικά vb.
1 '''Ενεστώτας'''
2 '''Παρατατικός'''
3 '''Μέλλοντας'''
4 '''Παρακείμενος'''
5 '''Υπερσυντέλικος'''
6 '''Συντελεσμένος Μέλλοντας'''
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
possum
n.
1 (lb en US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the
Americas.
2 Any of the marsupials in several families of the order
Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or
death.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
possum
n.
1 (lb en US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the
Americas.
2 Any of the marsupials in several families of the order
Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or
death.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
possum
n.
1 (lb en US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the
Americas.
2 Any of the marsupials in several families of the order
Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or
death.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
possum
n.
1 (lb en US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the
Americas.
2 Any of the marsupials in several families of the order
Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
vb.
(lb en intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or
death.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
possum
Latina vb.
voida, kyetä
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
possum
Latin vb.
kunna
From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]
Possum /ˈpɔsʊm/
opossum
Zoologie Bezeichnung einiger Beutelsäuger (Metatheria, auch Marsupialia) Australiens
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Possum /pˈɒsəm/
حيوان الأبوسوم
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
possum /pˈɒsəm/
vačice
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
possum //ˈpɒsəm//
harvaetuhampainen
any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
possum /pˈɒsəm/
1. पॉसम{एक~पशु
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
possum /pˈɒsəm/
oposszum
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
possum //ˈpɒsəm//
ポッサム
any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
possum /pˈɒsəm/
1. (k.dili), (bak.) opossum. play possum ölü taklidi yapmak.
From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 : [ freedict:lat-deu ]
possum (posse, potui)
können
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpɑsəm/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "possum":
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n.[口]负鼠 vi.装病
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 负鼠
vi. 装死
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