opossum

An opossum.

Meaning

Noun

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.

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possum

Origin

From Powhatan aposoum ("white animal"), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa ("white dog"); compare Ojibwe waabasim ("white dog").

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