Opossum (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Phalanger
• Possum

Hypernyms

• Marsupial

Hyponyms

• Flying Phalanger
• Koala
• Native Bear
• Flying Squirrel
• Brush-tailed Phalanger
• Cuscus
• Kangaroo Bear
• Phascolarctos Cinereus

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Possum

Hypernyms

• Pouched Mammal

Hyponyms

• Didelphis Virginiana
• Didelphis Marsupialis