Difference between Opossum and Possum
What is the difference between Opossum and Possum?
Opossum as a noun is any american marsupial of the genera didelphys and chironectes. the common species of the united states is didelphys virginiana. while Possum as a noun is any of marsupials in several families of the order diprotodontia of australia and neighboring islands.
Opossum
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana.
Possum
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.Popular form for opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
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