单词 | possum |
释义 | possum[ pos-uhm ] / ˈpɒs əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR possum ON THESAURUS.COM nounopossum. Australian. any of various phalangers, especially of the genus Trichosurus. Idioms for possum
play possum, Informal. Origin of possum1605–15, Americanism; short for opossum Words nearby possumpossibly, possibly extinct, possibly extinct in the wild, possie, POSSLQ, possum, possum haw, possy, post, postadrenalectomy syndrome, postage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for possumBritish Dictionary definitions for possumpossum / (ˈpɒsəm) / nounan informal name for opossum (def. 1) Also called: phalanger Australian and NZ any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae play possum to pretend to be dead, ignorant, asleep, etc, in order to deceive an opponent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with possumpossum see play possum. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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