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Definition of Possum

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

2. Noun. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.

Definition of Possum

1. n. An opossum.

Definition of Possum

1. Noun. Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) Popular form for ''opossum'', a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Possum

1. opossum [n -S] - See also: opossum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Possum

possibility of reverter possibilium possible possible action possibleness possibler possibles possibles bag possiblest possiblities

possibly possie possies possimism possing possum (current term) possum belly possum haw possum oak possumed

possuming possumlike possums possumwood post post- post-apocalyptic post-chaise post-creole continuum post-decrement

Literary usage of Possum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings; the Folk-lore of the Old Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris (1880)
"possum LOVES PEACE. " ONE night," said Uncle Remus—taking Miss Sally's little boy on his ... Brer possum, he got his belly full er 'simmons, en Brer Coon, ..."

2. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"'possum, 'possum, 'possum mighty sly, 'possum, 'possum, I sees you blink ... Bye-o, bye-o, baby, Lay de 'possum low, Bye-o, bye-o, baby, Bye-o-bye, bye-o. ..."

3. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"Then he picked up Mr. 'possum's pipe and tried it to see- if it would draw well, as he had noticed, he said, that Mr. 'possum sometimes had trouble with it, ..."

4. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1899)
"But can't you see dat 'possum in de oven wid his crisp, brown sides a ... On one occasion he solemnly stated that he had caught a 'possum as big as a sheep. ..."

5. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"FISHING FOR 'possum. ELLIOT C. BROWN. I was in Pennsylvania one day, seated on the banks ... We reeled in our lines and set off in quest of 'possum marks, ..."

6. Life in Old Virginia: A Description of Virginia More Particularly the by James Joseph McDonald (1907)
"I mus' 'et dat possum in ma sleep, 'kase dars de bones and ... I don't 'spute eetin' dat possum, but I has less fulness fum eetin' dat possum dan any possum ..."

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