English-Thai Dictionary

opossum

N สัตว์ คล้าย หนู มี กระเป๋า หน้าท้อง  possum sad-klai-nu-me-kra-pao-na-tong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPOSSUM

n.A quadruped of the genus Didelphis. It has a prehensile tail, like some of the monkeys, and is distinguished by a pouch or false belly, in which it protects and carries its young. The name is also given to other species of the genus, some of which want the pouch.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPOSSUM

O *pos "sum, n. Etym: [Of N. American Indian origin. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

 

Note: Several related species are found in South America. The water opossum of Brazil (Chironectes variegatus ), which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also yapock. Opossum mouse. (Zoöl.) See Flying mouse, under Flying. -- Opossum shrimp (Zoöl.), any schizopod crustacean of the genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

opossum

o pos sum |(ə )ˈpäsəm (ə )ˈpɑsəm | ▶noun an American marsupial that has a ratlike prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. [Family Didelphidae: several genera and numerous species, in particular the cat-sized common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis ) of North, Central, and South America, which in North America was formerly known as the Virginia opossum and was considered a distinct species (D. virginiana ).] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Virginia Algonquian opassom, from op ‘white ’ + assom ‘dog. ’

 

opossum shrimp

o pos sum shrimp ▶noun a small shrimplike crustacean that has a long abdomen and conspicuous eyes, and that is typically transparent. [Order Mysidacea: Praunus and other genera. See also mysid . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

opossum

opossum |əˈpɒs (ə )m | ▶noun an American marsupial which has a naked prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. ●Family Didelphidae: several genera and numerous species. See also Virginia opossum . • Austral. /NZ a possum. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Virginia Algonquian opassom, from op ‘white ’ + assom ‘dog ’.

 

opossum shrimp

opos |sum shrimp ▶noun a small shrimp-like crustacean which has a long abdomen and conspicuous eyes and is typically transparent. The eggs and young are carried in a ventral brood pouch. ●Order Mysidacea: Praunus and other genera. See also mysid .

 

Duden Dictionary

Opossum

Opos sum Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Op o ssum |der, auch: das Opossum; Genitiv: des Opossums, Plural: die Opossums Pelz aus dem Fell des Opossums 1

 

Opossum

Opos sum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Op o ssum |englisch opossum < Algonkin (nordamerikanische Indianersprache ) oposom 1 (in Nord- und Südamerika heimische ) auf Bäumen lebende, etwa katzengroße Beutelratte, mit dichtem, meist grauem oder weißlichem Fell und langem Schwanz 2 Fell des Opossums 1

 

French Dictionary

opossum

opossum n. m. nom masculin Mammifère d ’Amérique de la taille d ’un chat, recherché pour sa fourrure. : Des opossums d ’excellente qualité. Des manteaux d ’opossum. Prononciation Le m se prononce, [ɔpɔsɔm ]; le nom rime avec pomme Note Orthographique o p ossum.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

opossum

o pos sum /əpɑ́s (ə )m |əpɔ́s -/名詞 ＝possum .