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Opossum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Opossum : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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