2. Also called: phalanger Australian and New Zealand
any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae
3. play possum
possum in American English
(ˈpɑsəm)
US
noun
Informal
opossum
Idioms:
play possum
More idioms containing
possum
play possum
Examples of 'possum' in a sentence
possum
Whatever had run under the picnic table was probably a possum.
Hodgman, Ann MY BABYSITTER HAS FANGS
He regained his balance and then retreated to his post beside the door, curling into himself like a wounded possum.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY
`They've told him," said Sloan, `that she's played possum all the while there too.