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This is old page history that used to be at the title "opossum". ''']'''] 15:59, 20 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
The word '''opossum''' (usually pronounced without the leading 'O', or with only a very slight ]) refers either to the ] in particular, or more generally to any of the other ] of ] ]. | |||
The name is from ] ''wapathemwa'', not ] or ], so the plural is ''opossums'', not ''opossa''. | |||
The ] is noted for its reaction to threat, which is to feign death. This is called "playing (o)possum". | |||
Though ''opossum'' is often pronounced, and even spelled ''possum'', the latter word actually refers to various distantly related but broadly similar ]s of magnorder ], that are native to ] and are an introduced pest in ]. See ]. |
Latest revision as of 04:52, 21 August 2021
Explanation
This is old page history that used to be at the title "opossum". Graham87 15:59, 20 December 2009 (UTC)