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opossum

/əˈpɒsəm/ UK
/əˈpɑsəm/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun opossums

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
Similar: didelphid, possum

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noun marsupial of the Didelphidae

Español	zarigüeya, carachupa, chucha, comadreja, faro, muca
한국어	주머니쥐 jumeonijwi
日本語	オポッサム opossamu, 袋鼠 fukuronezumi, フクロネズミ
中文	負鼠 /负鼠 fùshǔ
Kiswahili	kifaurongo
Português	gambá, cuíca, opossum, sariguê, mucura, saruê
Français	sarigue, opossum, rat de bois
Deutsch	Beutelratte, Opossum
Italiano	opossum, sariga
Ελληνικά	οπόσουμ opósoum
Română	oposum, sarigă
Русский	опо́ссум opóssum
Tiếng Việt	ô-pốt-sâm, thú ô-pốt
العربية	أُوبُسُوم ʔubusum
עברית	אופוסום opossum

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@misc{opossum_2026,
  title = {opossum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opossum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}