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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Virginia Algonquian
Origin: opassom, from op 'white' + assom 'dog'

opossum

 noun
     
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o‧pos‧sum [countable] also possum
HBA one of various small animals from America and Australia that have fur and climb trees
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