possum

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 pŏs'əm

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
  2. An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas. US
动词 v.
  1. To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death. intransitive

词形变化

possums plural possums present,singular,third-person possuming participle,present possumed participle,past possumed past

词汇关系

衍生词
act possum brush-tailed possum brushtail possum common possum common ringtail possum fairy possum feather-tailed possum Fergusson Island striped possum happy as a possum up a gum tree honey possum Leadbeater's possum northern brushtail possum play possum possum apple possum belly Possum Brush Possum Creek possumhaw possumlike possum pie possumwood pygmy possum ringtailed possum ringtail possum scaly-tailed possum shrew possum striped possum Virginia possum
相关词
opossum

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-
Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa
Powhatan aposoumbor.
English opossumder.
English possum
Derived from opossum by apheresis.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-
Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa
Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa
Powhatan aposoumbor.
English opossumder.
English possum
Derived from opossum by apheresis.
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