opossum

Signification (Anglais)

1. Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
2. Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.

Concepts

opossum

sarigue

phalanger

opossum commun

Synonymes

possum

phalanger

cuscus

hip

side

common opossum

Traductions

opossum

Opossum

Beutelratte

zarigüeya

gambá

muca

opossum

cuíca

sarigueia

buidelrat

tlacuache

opossums

comadreja

opòssum

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈpɒsəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à ojibwa: waabasim

In summary

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