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opossum

/əˈpɒs.əm/

/əˈpɑː.səm/

Translations

opossumnoun

opossums

/əˈpɒs.əm/

/əˈpɑː.səm/

opossumNom courant pour le marsupial américain.

The opossum scurried across the backyard, searching for food under the moonlight.

L’opossum a filé à travers le jardin, à la recherche de nourriture sous le clair de lune.

Additional translations

phalangerEmployé pour certains marsupiaux arboricoles d’Australie et de Nouvelle-Guinée.

didelpheTerme zoologique pour l’opossum d’Amérique du Nord.

fourrure d'opossumPour la peau ou la fourrure utilisée en habillement.

Synonyms

possum

Virginia opossum

American opossum

Didelphis virginiana

common opossum

possums

opossumadjective

more opossum

Comp.

most opossum

Super.

/əˈpɒsəm/

/əˈpɑːsəm/

Attributive use: ‘opossum fur’, ‘opossum tail’, etc.

d'opossumSe dit d’un objet fait de peau ou de fourrure d’opossum, ou lié à l’opossum.

She wore an opossum hat to the winter festival.

Elle portait un chapeau d’opossum au festival d’hiver.

Synonyms

Definitions

opossumnoun

A nocturnal marsupial native to the Americas, known for its ability to play dead as a defense mechanism.

The opossum scurried across the backyard, searching for food under the moonlight.

The fur or pelt of an opossum, often used in clothing or accessories.

The coat was lined with opossum to provide extra warmth during the winter months.

Any of several arboreal marsupials of Australia and New Guinea (suborder Phalangeriformes), more commonly called possums.

The sugar glider is an opossum native to Australia.

opossumadjective

Made from, consisting of, or relating to opossum fur or opossums.

She wore an opossum hat to the winter festival.