"opossum" meaning in English

See opossum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈpɒsəm/ [UK], /əˈpɑsəm/ [US], /ˈpɑsəm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opossum.wav [Southern-England] Forms: opossums [plural]
enPR: ə-päsʹəm Etymology: From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pim|aposoum||white animal}} Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), {{der|en|alg-pro|*wa·p-aʔθemwa||white dog}} Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”), {{cog|oj|waabasim||white dog}} Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} opossum (plural opossums)
  1. Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana. Wikipedia link: opossum Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Synonyms: possum [US] Translations (marsupial of the Didelphidae): gudjaɳi (Alawa), أُوبُسُوم (ʔubusum) [masculine] (Arabic), zarigüeya (Asturian), zarigueia (Basque), опо́сум (opósum) (Bulgarian), sariga [feminine] (Catalan), opòssum [masculine] (Catalan), ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ (siqua utsetsasdi) (Cherokee), 負鼠 (Chinese Mandarin), 负鼠 (fùshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), vačice [feminine] (Czech), opossum [common-gender] (Danish), pungrotte [common-gender] (Danish), opossum [masculine] (Dutch), Amerikaanse buidelrat [feminine] (Dutch), ашопине (ašopińe) (Erzya), didelfo (Esperanto), opossumi (Finnish), êyênîha (Fox), sarigue [feminine] (French), opossum [masculine] (French), rat de bois [Louisiana, masculine] (French), mɔɳɔ (Gagadu), ოპოსუმისებრნი (oṗosumisebrni) (Georgian), Beutelratte [feminine] (German), οπόσουμ (opósoum) [neuter] (Greek), אופוסום (opossum) (Hebrew), oposszum (Hungarian), pokarotta [feminine] (Icelandic), didelfo (Ido), apasam [masculine] (Irish), opossum [masculine] (Italian), sariga [feminine] (Italian), オポッサム (opossamu) (Japanese), 袋鼠 (fukuronezumi) (Japanese), 주머니쥐 (jumeonijwi) (Korean), oposumai (Lithuanian), aayeeliiwa (Miami), eeyeelia (Miami), nah!simmini (Nanticoke), biyázhí neiyéhé (Navajo), pungrotte [feminine] (Norwegian), goomal (Nyunga), ayaanii (Ojibwe), sį́štaa (Osage), صاریغ (sâriğ) (Persian), opos [masculine] (Polish), dydelf [masculine] (Polish), gambá [masculine] (Portuguese), cuíca [feminine] (Portuguese), opossum [masculine] (Portuguese), sariguê (Portuguese), q'ara chupa (Quechua), oposum [masculine] (Romanian), sarigă [feminine, rare] (Romanian), опо́ссум (opóssum) [masculine] (Russian), kpátíwójo (Saramaccan), zarigüeya (note: especially formal or scientific usage) [feminine] (Spanish), carachupa [Bolivia, feminine] (Spanish), chucha [Colombia, feminine] (Spanish), comadreja [Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish), faro (english: Venezuelan Andes) [masculine] (Spanish), muca [Peru, feminine] (Spanish), rabipelado (english: Venezuelan standard usage) [masculine] (Spanish), raposa [Ecuador, feminine] (Spanish), tacuacín [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), tacuazín [El-Salvador, Guatemala, masculine] (Spanish), tlacuache [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), zorra [Panama, feminine] (Spanish), zorro cola pelada [Nicaragua, masculine] (Spanish), zorro pelón [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), kifaurongo (Swahili), pungråtta [common-gender] (Swedish), sarigweya (Tagalog), опо́сум (opósum) [masculine] (Ukrainian), òpinkw (Unami), ô-pốt-sâm (Vietnamese), thú ô-pốt (Vietnamese), oposwm [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "word": "opossum mouse"
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          "word": "shrew opossum"
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          "taxonomic": "Chironectes minimus",
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          "word": "yapock"
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          "word": "woolly mouse opossum"
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            "masculine"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "lang": "Erzya",
          "roman": "ašopińe",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "didelfo"
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          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
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          "code": "sac",
          "lang": "Fox",
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          "lang": "French",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Louisiana",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "rat de bois"
        },
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          "code": "gbu",
          "lang": "Gagadu",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "mɔɳɔ"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "oṗosumisebrni",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "ოპოსუმისებრნი"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "Beutelratte"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "opósoum",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
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          "word": "οπόσουμ"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "opossum",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "אופוסום"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "oposszum"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pokarotta"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "didelfo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "apasam"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "opossum"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sariga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "opossamu",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "オポッサム"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fukuronezumi",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "袋鼠"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jumeonijwi",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "주머니쥐"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "oposumai"
        },
        {
          "code": "mia",
          "lang": "Miami",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "aayeeliiwa"
        },
        {
          "code": "mia",
          "lang": "Miami",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "eeyeelia"
        },
        {
          "code": "nnt",
          "lang": "Nanticoke",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "nah!simmini"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "biyázhí neiyéhé"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pungrotte"
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          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "goomal"
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          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "ayaanii"
        },
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          "code": "osa",
          "lang": "Osage",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "sį́štaa"
        },
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sâriğ",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "صاریغ"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "opos"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dydelf"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gambá"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "cuíca"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "opossum"
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          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "sariguê"
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "oposum"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "sarigă"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opóssum",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "опо́ссум"
        },
        {
          "code": "srm",
          "lang": "Saramaccan",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "kpátíwójo"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "note": "especially formal or scientific usage",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zarigüeya"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Bolivia",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "carachupa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Colombia",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chucha"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Argentina",
            "Paraguay",
            "Uruguay",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "comadreja"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "english": "Venezuelan Andes",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faro"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Peru",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "muca"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "english": "Venezuelan standard usage",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rabipelado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Ecuador",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "raposa"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Honduras",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tacuacín"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "El-Salvador",
            "Guatemala",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tacuazín"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Mexico",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tlacuache"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Panama",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zorra"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Nicaragua",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zorro cola pelada"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "Costa-Rica",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zorro pelón"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "kifaurongo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "pungråtta"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "sarigweya"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "opósum",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "опо́сум"
        },
        {
          "code": "unm",
          "lang": "Unami",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "òpinkw"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "ô-pốt-sâm"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "word": "thú ô-pốt"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oposwm"
        }
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        "opossum"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/əˈpɒsəm/",
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        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈpɑsəm/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑsəm/",
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        "US"
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        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "gray short-tailed opossum"
    },
    {
      "word": "mouse opossum"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Cercartetus nanus",
      "word": "opossum mouse"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rattus marmosurus",
      "word": "opossum rat"
    },
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      "english": "order Mysida",
      "word": "opossum shrimp"
    },
    {
      "english": "family Caenolestidae",
      "word": "shrew opossum"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Chironectes minimus",
      "word": "water opossum"
    },
    {
      "word": "yapock"
    },
    {
      "word": "woolly mouse opossum"
    },
    {
      "word": "woolly opossum"
    }
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        }
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        "2": "alg-pro",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "white dog"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Cherokee terms with redundant script codes",
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Powhatan",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Algonquian",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (order)",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Georgian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Hebrew terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "en:Marsupials"
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        "Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana."
      ],
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          "American",
          "American"
        ],
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          "marsupial",
          "marsupial"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "Didelphidae",
          "Didelphidae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Didelphis virginiana",
          "Didelphis virginiana#Translingual"
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/əˈpɒsəm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈpɑsəm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɑsəm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "possum"
    }
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      "code": "alh",
      "lang": "Alawa",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "gudjaɳi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔubusum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أُوبُسُوم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "zarigüeya"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "zarigueia"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "opósum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "опо́сум"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sariga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opòssum"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "siqua utsetsasdi",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "負鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fùshǔ",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "负鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vačice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "opossum"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pungrotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opossum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amerikaanse buidelrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "ašopińe",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "ашопине"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "didelfo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "opossumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sac",
      "lang": "Fox",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "êyênîha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sarigue"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opossum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rat de bois"
    },
    {
      "code": "gbu",
      "lang": "Gagadu",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "mɔɳɔ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "oṗosumisebrni",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "ოპოსუმისებრნი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beutelratte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "opósoum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "οπόσουμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "opossum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "אופוסום"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "oposszum"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pokarotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "didelfo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "apasam"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opossum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sariga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "opossamu",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "オポッサム"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukuronezumi",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "袋鼠"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jumeonijwi",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "주머니쥐"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "oposumai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mia",
      "lang": "Miami",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "aayeeliiwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mia",
      "lang": "Miami",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "eeyeelia"
    },
    {
      "code": "nnt",
      "lang": "Nanticoke",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "nah!simmini"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "biyázhí neiyéhé"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pungrotte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nys",
      "lang": "Nyunga",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "goomal"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "ayaanii"
    },
    {
      "code": "osa",
      "lang": "Osage",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "sį́štaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sâriğ",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "صاریغ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dydelf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gambá"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuíca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opossum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "sariguê"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "q'ara chupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oposum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "sarigă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opóssum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опо́ссум"
    },
    {
      "code": "srm",
      "lang": "Saramaccan",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "kpátíwójo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "especially formal or scientific usage",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zarigüeya"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Bolivia",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carachupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Colombia",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chucha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Paraguay",
        "Uruguay",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comadreja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Venezuelan Andes",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Peru",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "muca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Venezuelan standard usage",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rabipelado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Ecuador",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "raposa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Honduras",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tacuacín"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "Guatemala",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tacuazín"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tlacuache"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Panama",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zorra"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Nicaragua",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zorro cola pelada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "Costa-Rica",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zorro pelón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "kifaurongo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "pungråtta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "sarigweya"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "opósum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опо́сум"
    },
    {
      "code": "unm",
      "lang": "Unami",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "òpinkw"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "ô-pốt-sâm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "word": "thú ô-pốt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "marsupial of the Didelphidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oposwm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "opossum"
}

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