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Synonyms for opossum


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-pos-uh m, pos-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɒs əm, ˈpɒs əm



Définition of opossum

Origin :
  • 1610, from Powhatan (Algonquian) opassum, "equivalent to a proto-Algonquian term meaning 'white dog'" [Bright].
  • As in marsupial : noun pouched mammal
Example sentences :
  • A little higher in the scale stand the kangaroo and the opossum.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Among mammals, the best-known example is probably the Opossum.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • The opossum is famous for carrying its young in a pouch in front of the body.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • It had a gray coat, and a tapering muzzle like that of an opossum.
  • Extract from : « Adventures of a Young Naturalist » by Lucien Biart
  • The next day, to our great satisfaction, the Opossum hove in sight.
  • Extract from : « Salt Water » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • We neither of us took warning from our misfortune in the Opossum.
  • Extract from : « Salt Water » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • He had just before caught sight of an opossum, which had escaped him.
  • Extract from : « Afar in the Forest » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • One of them fired at an opossum which they had, I concluded, driven out of its hole.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in Australia » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • On showing the opossum to Gerald, he said it was called the “crab-eater.”
  • Extract from : « The Young Llanero » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Their names mean "shooter of blow-pipe at coyote," "at opossum," and so forth.
  • Extract from : « Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 » by Andrew Lang

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