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n. Any of various nocturnal, usually arboreal marsupials of the family Didelphidae, especially Didelphis marsupialis of the Western Hemisphere, having a thick coat of hair, a long snout, and a long prehensile tail. See Regional Note at possum.

n. Any of several similar marsupials of Australia belonging to the family Phalangeridae.

n. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.

n. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

n. An American marsupial mammal of the family Didelphyidæ (which see for technical characters).

n. A name of sundry other marsupials: as, the ursine opossum (that is, the ursine dasyure); the vulpine opossum (the vulpine phalangist).

n. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

n. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

"The penis of the male opossum is bifurcated or forked."

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water opossum    opossum mouse    opossum shrimp   

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awesome    blossom    possum   

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