Definition of Possums. Meaning of Possums. Synonyms of Possums

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Definition of Possums

Possum
Possum Pos"sum, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo["o]l.) An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.] To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.

Meaning of Possums from wikipedia

- Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia...
- in New Zealand, and the second-largest of the possums. Like most possums, the common brushtail possum is nocturnal. It is mainly a folivore, but has...
- Sulawesi. The species are commonly known as possums, opossums, gliders, and cuscus. The common name "(o)possum" for various Phalangeriformes species derives...
- to Leadbeater's possums, but recent research has found video evidence of cats preying on possums leaving nesting boxes, and of possum remains in stomach...
- Taxonomically, gliding possums occupy three genera. Acrobates – monotypic genus Feathertail glider or pygmy gliding possum, Acrobates pygmaeus Petauroides...
- The pygmy possums are a family of small possums that together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. The five extant species of pygmy possum are grouped...
- summarised as, Superfamily Petauroidea Family Pseudocheiridae ringtail possums Family Petauridae gliders and trioks Family Tarsipedidae Genus Tarsipes...
- other possums, and in some ways might parallel primates. The genus contains these species: Northern brushtail possum, T. arnhemensis Short-eared possum, T...
- Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by...
- resins. When foraging, ringtail possums prefer young leaves over old ones. One study found the emergence of young possums from their pouches corresponds...