Meaning & use
possum
A small nocturnal marsupial with a pointed snout and a long, often prehensile tail.
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A possum wandered across our backyard looking for fallen fruit at night.
The possum played dead when the dog got too close.
A note on using this word
In North America 'opossum' is the formal term, often shortened to 'possum'; in Australia, 'possum' names a different, unrelated marsupial family.
Words with a similar meaning
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