possum
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈpɒsəm//
A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
noun
- 1
A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
- 2
An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
Etymology
Derived from opossum by apheresis.
verb
- 1
To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.
Forms
- plural
- possums
- past tense
- possumed
- past participle
- possumed
- present participle
- possuming
- third person singular
- possums
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