POSSUM


Meaning of POSSUM in English

n.1 colloq. OPOSSUM 1.

2 Austral. & NZ colloq. a phalanger resembling an American opossum.

Phrases and idioms:

play possum

1. pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened.

2 feign ignorance.

Etymology: abbr.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.