Masculine

opossum

Meaning

opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae

Concepts

Synonyms

Amerikaanse buidelrat

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌoːˈpɔ.sʏm/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”).

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