opossum
Meaning
- Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
- Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
Translations
opossum
Opossum
opossum
zarigüeya
gambá
opossumPronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpɒsəm/
Etymology
In summary
From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”).
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