Possum Definition

pŏsəm
possums
noun
possums

Opossum.

Webster's New World
An opossum.
American Heritage
Any of several nocturnal arboreal marsupials of the suborder Phalangeriformes, native to Australia and adjacent islands and introduced elsewhere.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
play possum
  • to pretend to be asleep, dead, ill, unaware, etc.: an opossum may become motionless when endangered
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Possum

Noun

Singular:
possum
Plural:
possums

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Origin of Possum

  • Derived from opossum by apheresis.

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for opossum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Possum Sentence Examples

  • Besides, if an eighteen-wheeler was going to make "possum pizza" out of him, he wanted to hear it coming.

  • Still, she can't quite prove that he's playing possum.

  • In New Zealand, the brush-tailed possum is considered to be the culprit.

  • The name for a baby wallaby, kangaroo or possum is a Joey.

  • Some animals, like the possum, feign death when they face danger.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOS

Words Ending With

MUMSUM

Unscrambles

possum

Words Starting With P and Ending With M

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With M