HyperDic: possum

English > 2 senses of the word *possum*:
NOUN	animal	possum, opossum	nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
NOUN	animal	possum, phalanger, opossum	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

possum > pronunciation
Sounds	paa'sahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *possum*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America.
Synonym	opossum
Member of	Didelphidae, family Didelphidae	opossums
Narrower	common opossum, Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis	omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States
Narrower	crab-eating opossum	South American opossum
Broader	marsupial, pouched mammal	mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
Spanish	zarigüeya
Catalan	opòssum, sariga

English > *possum*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.
Synonyms	phalanger, opossum
Member of	Phalangeridae, family Phalangeridae	phalangers
Narrower	brush-tailed phalanger, Trichosurus vulpecula	bushy-tailed phalanger
	cuscus	woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
	flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel	nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
	koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus	sluggish / sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
Broader	marsupial, pouched mammal	mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
Spanish	phalangeriformes, phalanger
Catalan	phalanger, possum

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