Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun common_opossum

1 sense of common opossum

Sense 1
common opossum, Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis -- (omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America)
       => opossum, possum -- (nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America)