opossum

Any of various nocturnal, usually arboreal marsupials of the family Didelphidae of the Americas, especially Didelphis virginiana of North and Central America, having a thick coat, a long snout, and a long prehensile tail.

A possum of Australia and adjacent islands.

An American marsupial mammal of the family Didelphyidæ (which see for technical characters).

A name of sundry other marsupials: as, the ursine opossum (that is, the ursine dasyure); the vulpine opossum (the vulpine phalangist).

Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

See Flying mouse, under Flying.

any schizopod crustacean of the genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.

Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.

nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails