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Meaning of opossum
o•pos•sum
Pronunciation: (u-pos'um, pos'um), [key]
— pl. -sums, -sum.
- a prehensile-tailed marsupial, Didelphis virginiana, of the eastern U.S., the female having an abdominal pouch in which its young are carried: noted for the habit of feigning death when in danger.
- any of various animals of related genera.
See also:
- opossum (Thesaurus)