opossum

n. 负鼠科 [医] 负鼠

发音

UK /əˈpɒsəm/
其它
US /əˈpɑsəm/

词形变化

opossums 复数 opossums

别名

opposum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

    负鼠

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

possum phalanger

上位词 1

marsupial

下位词 6

koala cuscus flying phalanger flying squirrel koala bear native bear

相关短语

opossum shrimp 糠虾 Opossum Bay water opossum gray short-tailed opossum mouse opossum woolly opossum colocolo opossum woolly mouse opossum shrew opossum

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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