opossum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈpɑsəm/ (US)
- ə-päsʹəm (US)
- (US)
- /əˈpɒsəm/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa Powhatan aposoumbor. English opossum From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”).
Meanings
- Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opossums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gray short-tailed opossum · water opossum · eastern opossum · colocolo opossum · opossum rat · opossum shrimp · shrew opossum · opossum mouse · water opossum · woolly mouse opossum · opossum wood · mouse opossum · woolly opossum
Descendants
oposwm · apasam · opossumi · opòssum
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (94)
ca sariga (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ja オポッサム (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · unm òpinkw (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es carachupa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · nl opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · uk опо́сум (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ka ოპოსუმისებრნი (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · mia eeyeelia (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · cy oposwm (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · it sariga (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tl sarigweya (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · gbu mɔɳɔ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ar أُوبُسُوم (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tfr slon (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es zarigüeya (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · yi אָפּאָסום (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es comadreja (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · is pokarotta (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · fr opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt saruê (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es faro (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt gambá (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es zorro pelón (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · mia aayeeliiwa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · nl Amerikaanse buidelrat (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · vi thú ô-pốt (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tr keseli sıçan (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · fi opossumi (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · fr sarigue (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · sac êyênîha (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt cuíca (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · cmn 負鼠 /负鼠 (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt sariguê (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · de Beutelratte (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · he אופוסום (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · no pungrotte (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tzm ⴰⵖⴻⵔⵙⵉⵡ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ja 袋鼠 (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · nnt nah!simmini (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · oj bengwajishk (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ro sarigă (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · da opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · chr ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏣᏍᏗ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ga apasam (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es tlacoache (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es tacuazín (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · myv ашопине (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · oj aayeniinh (PO) (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · lt oposumai (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · vi ô-pốt-sâm (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · cs vačice (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es tacuacín (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · oj aayenii (PO) (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es tlacuache (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · alh gudjaɳi (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · nv biyázhí neiyéhé (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tpw taîyby (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · qu q'ara chupa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · tpw sarigûeîa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · oc sariga (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · da pungrotte (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es zorra (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · hu oposszum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · sw kifaurongo (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · srm kpátíwójo (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · io didelfo (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · osa sį́štaa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pl opos (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ru опо́ссум (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ca opòssum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · nys goomal (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · eo didelfo (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es chucha (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · yua ooch (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es rabipelado (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ja フクロネズミ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pt mucura (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es runcho (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ast zarigüeya (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ko 주머니쥐 (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · de Opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · it opossum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · pl dydelf (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · el οπόσουμ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es raposa (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · fr rat de bois (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · eu zarigueia (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · fa صاریغ (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es muca (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · ro oposum (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · sv pungråtta (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · bg опо́сум (marsupial of the Didelphidae) · es zorro cola pelada (marsupial of the Didelphidae)