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opossum

/əˈpɒs(ə)m

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1An American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb.

Family Didelphidae: several genera and numerous species. See also Virginia opossum.

Scientists say this mammal is the oldest known fossil ancestor of modern marsupials - which include opossums, kangaroos, and koalas....

Marsupials, such as the opossums of the Americas and the kangaroos, koalas, and wombats of Australasia, generally give birth to tiny immature young which then complete their developments in a pouch.
Primitively clumsy and slow, with conical heads and pointed pink noses, sparse gray fur and naked ears, mature opossums reach the size of house cats (about ten pounds).

1.1Australian /NZ A possum.On Terra these include kangaroos, wallabies, bandicoots, opossums, and wombats....

Rabbits and opossums, which were okayed by the Government of the time, have had an enormous and destructive impact on our environment.
As well as performing amazing movement-restoring surgery on spine damaged opossums, Dr Norman Sauders has built a sailing simulator which he'll be demonstrating at the Sydney Boat Show in August.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian opassom, from op 'white' + assom 'dog'.

possum from early 17th century:
An informal American term for the opossum, a marsupial whose name comes from a Native American word meaning ‘white dog’. This animal feigns death when it is threatened or attacked, which is why playing possum, an expression recorded from the early 19th century in the USA, is pretending to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. In Australia, to stir the possum is to stir up controversy or liven things up. The Australian possum is also a marsupial but is a different animal from its American counterpart.

单词	opossum
释义	opossum /əˈpɒs(ə)m / noun 1An American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. Family Didelphidae: several genera and numerous species. See also Virginia opossum. Scientists say this mammal is the oldest known fossil ancestor of modern marsupials - which include opossums, kangaroos, and koalas.... Marsupials, such as the opossums of the Americas and the kangaroos, koalas, and wombats of Australasia, generally give birth to tiny immature young which then complete their developments in a pouch. Primitively clumsy and slow, with conical heads and pointed pink noses, sparse gray fur and naked ears, mature opossums reach the size of house cats (about ten pounds). 1.1Australian /NZ A possum.On Terra these include kangaroos, wallabies, bandicoots, opossums, and wombats.... Rabbits and opossums, which were okayed by the Government of the time, have had an enormous and destructive impact on our environment. As well as performing amazing movement-restoring surgery on spine damaged opossums, Dr Norman Sauders has built a sailing simulator which he'll be demonstrating at the Sydney Boat Show in August. Origin Early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian opassom, from op 'white' + assom 'dog'. possum from early 17th century: An informal American term for the opossum, a marsupial whose name comes from a Native American word meaning ‘white dog’. This animal feigns death when it is threatened or attacked, which is why playing possum, an expression recorded from the early 19th century in the USA, is pretending to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. In Australia, to stir the possum is to stir up controversy or liven things up. The Australian possum is also a marsupial but is a different animal from its American counterpart. Rhymes blossom, possum
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