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OPOSSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Synonyms:
opossum; possum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("opossum" is a kind of...):
marsupial; pouched mammal (mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opossum"):
common opossum; Didelphis marsupialis; Didelphis virginiana (omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America)
crab-eating opossum (South American opossum)
Holonyms ("opossum" is a member of...):
Didelphidae; family Didelphidae (opossums)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Synonyms:
opossum; phalanger; possum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("opossum" is a kind of...):
marsupial; pouched mammal (mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opossum"):
cuscus (woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia)
brush-tailed phalanger; Trichosurus vulpecula (bushy-tailed phalanger)
flying opossum; flying phalanger; flying squirrel (nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body)
kangaroo bear; koala; koala bear; native bear; Phascolarctos cinereus (sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark)
Holonyms ("opossum" is a member of...):
family Phalangeridae; Phalangeridae (phalangers; koalas)
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