possum vs opossum
Definitions
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
Examples
Regin downshifted, tires squealing as she swerved to dodge a roadkill-bound possum.
He regained his balance and then retreated to his post beside the door, curling into himself like a wounded possum.
A farmer looking through the fields before harvesting his crop sees rabbits, opossums, mice, rats, birds, foxes, skunks and snakes.
Definitions
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
Examples
A farmer looking through the fields before harvesting his crop sees rabbits, opossums, mice, rats, birds, foxes, skunks and snakes.
Land crabs, river crayfish, opossum, agouti, and fish are caught where available.
As someone who's always found Bob Dylan amusing and kind of absurd, I guffawed (at 3 a.m.; scared the opossums) at Idle's startling transformation into ol 'Uncle Bobby, strummin' and harpin 'and bleatin' nearly incomprehensibly about Brian's theme of "Individuals.
