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opossum

noun

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Pronunciation: /əˈpɒsəm/ / /əˈpɑsəm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa Powhatan aposoumbor. English opossum From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”).

  1. Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.