English noun: opossum |
1. | opossum (animal) small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails |
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| Synonyms | phalanger, possum |
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| Broader (hypernym) | marsupial, pouched mammal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | brush-tailed phalanger, cuscus, flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel, kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus, Trichosurus vulpecula |
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| Member meronym | family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae |
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2. | opossum (animal) nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America |
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| Synonyms | possum |
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| Broader (hypernym) | marsupial, pouched mammal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | common opossum, crab-eating opossum, Didelphis marsupialis, Didelphis virginiana |
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| Member meronym | Didelphidae, family Didelphidae |
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