"possum" meaning in English

See possum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒsəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-possum.wav Forms: possums [plural]
enPR: pŏs'əm Rhymes: -ɒsəm Etymology: Derived from opossum by apheresis. Head templates: {{en-noun}} possum (plural possums)
  1. (US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Marsupials
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  2. Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands. Categories (lifeform): Marsupials Translations (marsupial of the order Diprotodontia): birlda (Barngarla), wambala (Barngarla), bibara (Barngarla), 袋貂 (dàidiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), harvaetuhampainen (Finnish), possum [masculine] (French), Possum [neuter] (German), rókakuzu (Hungarian), pasam [masculine] (Irish), ポッサム (possamu) (Japanese), pirlta (Kaurna), wangku (Kaurna), mami (Kaurna), wirrapi (Kaurna), posam (Kriol), miluri (Ngarrindjeri), pirlta (Nukunu), по́ссум (póssum) [masculine] (Russian), pósum [masculine] (Spanish), dilygun (Wardaman), walert (Woiwurrung)
    Sense id: en-possum-en-noun-rmYWwD1E Disambiguation of Marsupials: 49 47 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Australian Kriol translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Nukunu translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Wardaman translations, Terms with Woiwurrung translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 44 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 42 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 44 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Australian Kriol translations: 53 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 37 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Nukunu translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 40 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Wardaman translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Woiwurrung translations: 49 42 9 Disambiguation of 'marsupial of the order Diprotodontia': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: opossum

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɒsəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-possum.wav Forms: possums [present, singular, third-person], possuming [participle, present], possumed [participle, past], possumed [past]
enPR: pŏs'əm Rhymes: -ɒsəm Etymology: Derived from opossum by apheresis. Head templates: {{en-verb}} possum (third-person singular simple present possums, present participle possuming, simple past and past participle possumed)
  1. (intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-possum-en-verb-B68uPbzt Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Nukunu translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Wardaman translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 39 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 42 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 37 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 40 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Nukunu translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 47 40 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 40 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Wardaman translations: 47 40 14

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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      "enpr": "pŏs'əm"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɒsəm/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒsəm"
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}
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    {
      "word": "act possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "brush-tailed possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "brushtail possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "common possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "common ringtail possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "fairy possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fergusson Island striped possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "happy as a possum up a gum tree"
    },
    {
      "word": "honey possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leadbeater's possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "northern brushtail possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "play possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "possum belly"
    },
    {
      "word": "possum pie"
    },
    {
      "word": "pygmy possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ringtail possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "shrew possum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Virginia possum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from opossum by apheresis.",
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    {
      "form": "possums",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "opossum"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "American English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opossum",
          "opossum"
        ],
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          "Didelphidae",
          "Didelphidae#Translingual"
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        "(US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands."
      ],
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        [
          "marsupial",
          "marsupial"
        ],
        [
          "Diprotodontia",
          "Diprotodontia#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "pŏs'əm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒsəm/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-possum.wav",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒsəm"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bjb",
      "lang": "Barngarla",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "birlda"
    },
    {
      "code": "bjb",
      "lang": "Barngarla",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "wambala"
    },
    {
      "code": "bjb",
      "lang": "Barngarla",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "bibara"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàidiāo",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "袋貂"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "harvaetuhampainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "possum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Possum"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "rókakuzu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pasam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "possamu",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "ポッサム"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "pirlta"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "wangku"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "mami"
    },
    {
      "code": "zku",
      "lang": "Kaurna",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "wirrapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "rop",
      "lang": "Kriol",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "posam"
    },
    {
      "code": "nay",
      "lang": "Ngarrindjeri",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "miluri"
    },
    {
      "code": "nnv",
      "lang": "Nukunu",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "pirlta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "póssum",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по́ссум"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pósum"
    },
    {
      "code": "wrr",
      "lang": "Wardaman",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "dilygun"
    },
    {
      "code": "wyi",
      "lang": "Woiwurrung",
      "sense": "marsupial of the order Diprotodontia",
      "word": "walert"
    }
  ],
  "word": "possum"
}

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    {
      "form": "possums",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "possuming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "possumed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "possumed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death."
      ],
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        [
          "play possum",
          "play possum"
        ],
        [
          "feign",
          "feign"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "pŏs'əm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒsəm/"
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒsəm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "possum"
}

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