n. 1 colloq. = OPOSSUM 1. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum. play possum 1 pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. 2 feign ignorance.
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n. 1 colloq. = OPOSSUM 1. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum. play possum 1 pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. 2 feign ignorance.
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Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012