opossuməˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm
opossum (n)
- plural
- opossums
English Definitions:
phalanger, opossum, possum (noun)
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
opossum, possum (noun)
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
opossum (Noun)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.
Opossum
Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North America in the Great American Interchange following the connection of North and South America. The Virginia opossum is the only species found in the United States and Canada. It is often simply referred to as an opossum, and in North America it is commonly referred to as a possum (; sometimes rendered as 'possum in written form to indicate the dropped "o"). Possums should not be confused with the Australasian arboreal marsupials of suborder Phalangeriformes that are also called possums because of their resemblance to the Didelphimorphia. The opossum is typically a nonaggressive animal.
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