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Pronunciation / Transliteration: posam
"पॉसम एक निशाचर धानी प्राणी है।"
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A nocturnal tree-dwelling marsupial native to the Americas, noted for its prehensile tail and defensive behavior of feigning death.
"The possum scurried along the wooden fence and disappeared into the shadows." - 2
An Australian or New Zealand marsupial resembling the American opossum, belonging to the suborder Phalangeriformes.
"A curious ringtail possum peeked out from the branches of the eucalyptus tree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived in the early 17th century from Virginia Algonquian 'apasum', meaning 'white beast'. The term was recorded by English colonists in North America to describe the marsupial native to the continent, later colloquially shortened in Australia and New Zealand to refer to local phalangeriform marsupials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Possum" is said worldwide
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opossum
Transliteration: ɔ.pɔ.sɔm
"Un opossum se cachait dans les broussailles du jardin."
Opossum
Transliteration: oˈpɔsʊm
"Das Opossum stellt sich oft tot, wenn es bedroht wird."
opossum
Transliteration: oˈpɔssum
"L'opossum è un animale notturno originario delle Americhe."
zarigüeya
Transliteration: sa.ɾiˈɣwe.ʝa
"La zarigüeya trepó hábilmente por las ramas del árbol."
gambá
Transliteration: ɡɐ̃ˈba
"O gambá é conhecido por sua capacidade de se fingir de morto."
पॉसम
Transliteration: posam
"पॉसम एक निशाचर धानी प्राणी है।"
负鼠
Transliteration: fù shǔ
"负鼠是一种擅长爬树的有袋类动物。"
주머니쥐
Transliteration: jumeonijwi
"주머니쥐는 위협을 받으면 죽은 체를 한다."
フクロネズミ
Transliteration: fukuronezumi
"フクロネズミは木の上で暮らす有袋類です。"
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