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Definition of Opossum
1. Noun. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.
Generic synonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal
Group relationships: Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae
Specialized synonyms: Cuscus, Brush-tailed Phalanger, Trichosurus Vulpecula, Flying Opossum, Flying Phalanger, Flying Squirrel, Kangaroo Bear, Koala, Koala Bear, Native Bear, Phascolarctos Cinereus
2. Noun. Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America.
Generic synonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal
Group relationships: Didelphidae, Family Didelphidae
Specialized synonyms: Common Opossum, Didelphis Marsupialis, Didelphis Virginiana, Crab-eating Opossum
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
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