POSSUM


Meaning of POSSUM in English

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.

[ abbr. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.