opossum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈpɒsəm/    美 /əˈpɑsəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

词形变化

opossums plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-
Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa
Powhatan aposoumbor.
English opossum
From Powhatan aposoum (“white animal”), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa (“white dog”); compare Ojibwe waabasim (“white dog”).
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