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opossum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) Any American marsupial of the genera {Didelphys} and {Chironectes}. The common species of the United States is {Didelphys Virginiana}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: opossum n 1: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails [syn: {phalanger}, {possum}] 2: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America [syn: {possum}]
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