possum

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɒsəm/

Definition of possum

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (error-lua-timeout)A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
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noun

  1. (error-lua-timeout)A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
  2. (US, error-lua-timeout)An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.

verb

  1. (error-lua-timeout, intransitive)To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.

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Etymology

Derived from opossum by apheresis.

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