Look up: opossum

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   Opossum
   The opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is a prehensile-tailed marsupial found in east North America. It is noted for feigning death when it feels threatened.
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   Opossum
   A cat-sized marsupial with a prehensile tail native to the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Opossum, which has a flavor resembling young pig, can be prepared in the same manner suitable for a roast suckling pig.
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   opossum
   [n] - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
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   Opossum
   O·pos'sum noun [ Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zoology) 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 p ...
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   opossum
   <zoology> 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 i ...
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   Opossum
   • (n.) Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
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   opossum
   any of about 66 species of New World mammals constituting the family Didelphidae of the superorder Marsupialia. For ordinal relatives in American ... [1 related articles]
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   opossum
   opossum (upos'um, pos'–) , name for several marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Didelphidae, native to Central and South America, with one species extending N to the United States. With the exception of an obscure group found in South American forests, opossums are the only l...
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