? the opossum.

? the opossum.

Any of various small and moderate-sized marsupials, mostly arboreal, of the mainly neotropical families Didelphidae, Caenolestidae, and Microbiothe…

Any of various marsupial mammals of North and South America, esp. Didelphis virginiana; = opossum, n. 1. Now colloquial.

The opossum.

A mammal whose feet (esp. hind feet) resemble hands in having an opposable digit; spec. (a) a member of a former division of marsupials including…

(a) an opossum of the South American genus Monodelphis (family Didelphidae), having a short tail and an undeveloped marsupial pouch; (b) a…