Associations to the word «Possum»

Wiktionary

POSSUM, noun. (US) An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
POSSUM, noun. Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
POSSUM BELLY, noun. (colloquial) A makeshift compartment underneath a wagon.
POSSUM BELLY, noun. (railroad) A toolbox under the caboose.
POSSUM BELLY, noun. (drilling) A metal container at the head of the shale shaker that receives drilling fluid at the end of the flow line.

Dictionary definition

POSSUM, noun. Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America.
POSSUM, noun. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails.

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