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Meanings of
possum
in English
Portuguese
seringüê
Catalan
opòssum
Spanish
phalanger
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Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.
opossum
phalanger
Portuguese
seringüê
Usage of
possum
in English
1
Those are no
possum
's
eyes, I know their glassy reflection too well.
2
At least it looks that way to a
'
possum
up a tree.
3
I took another shot to make sure they were not playing
'
possum
.
4
For some time nothing could be seen of either lynx or
'
possum
.
5
Brownbear dragging something dead, a
possum
or raccoon, up the front steps.
6
The girls weren't moving, but I thought Virgie might be playing
possum
.
7
You don't want the
possum
,
child, you want to see it caught.
8
I wouldn't trust him no further 'n I would a fat
possum
.
9
I'll have to watch out for you after this, you sly
'
possum
.
10
Crazy as a
possum
at noon, maybe, but he was stone-cold sober.
11
Oh, I say it's a shame we never had that
'
possum
hunt!
12
She decided that under the circumstances the best thing was to play
possum
.
13
Animal rights activists speak against a kindergarten's
possum
and rabbit hunt fund raiser.
14
I wouldn't mind learnin' how to cook up a
possum
right.
15
That's one thing I can do, fix up a
possum
good.
16
Flush was either sleeping or playing
possum
,
waiting for the chow to approach.
Other examples for "possum"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
possum
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
play possum
dead possum
fat possum
old possum
white possum
More collocations
Translations for
possum
Portuguese
seringüê
cuíca
saragüéia
didelfo
didelphimorphia
gambá
didelphidae
timbu
sarigueia
Catalan
opòssum
sariga
possum
phalanger
Spanish
phalanger
phalangeriformes
Possum
through the time
Possum
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common