"Opossum" meaning in German

See Opossum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /oˈpɔsʊm/ Audio: De-Opossum.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. (biology) an opossum of the genus Didelphis Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Opossum-de-noun-Z7lQYqpJ Categories (other): Biology, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Marsupials Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 32 19 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 19 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 13 20 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 70 21 9 Disambiguation of Marsupials: 77 12 11 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (in common use especially) Virginia opossum, the North American opossum Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Nordopossum [biology, natural-sciences], Virginia-Opossum
    Sense id: en-Opossum-de-noun-tpoK6nAx
  3. (loosely or anglicism) synonym of Beutelratte (“any opossum”) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Beutelratte [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Opossum-de-noun-w66Nm8wA

Inflected forms

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