Definition of Opossum

1. Noun. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.


2. Noun. Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America.

Definition of Opossum

1. n. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

Definition of Opossum

1. Noun. (zoology) Any American marsupial of the genera ''Didelphys'' and ''Chironectes''. The common species of the United States is ''Didelphys virginiana''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Opossum

1. an arboreal mammal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Opossum

1. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana. Several related species are found in South America. The water opossum of Brazil (Chironectes variegatus), which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also yapock. Opossum mouse. Any schizopod crustacean of the genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda. Origin: Of N. American Indian origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Opossum

opiumlike
opiums
ople tree
ople trees
oplock
oplocks
opo-
opobalsamum
opodeldoc
opodeldocs
opodidymus
oporice
oporices
oportuzumab monatox
opossum (current term)
opossum encephalitis
opossum rat
opossum shrimp
opossum wood
opossums
opp.
opped
oppidan
oppidans
oppilant
oppilate
oppilated
oppilates
oppilating

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