opossum

noun

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

Roots

apasumopossum- · Algonquian · white beast

Synonyms for opossum

possumn phalangern raccoonn bassariskn platypusn squirreln nutrian coypun coonn polecatn

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Where does opossum come from?

The word opossum breaks down into one root of Algonquian origin: the root opossum-, from Algonquian apasum (“white beast”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.