ADJ.
fat
VERB + POSSUM
ate, saw
POSSUM + NOUN
bell, dinner, porch, roadkill, rodents, tree
PREP.
in, on
noun
An opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.
Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
verb
To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.
noun — nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail
noun — small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usual
To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldn't bother us.
The roadkill was a possum.
Tatoeba · #8983267They ate possum roadkill for dinner.
Tatoeba · #8983268A hedgehog, a mole, an otter, a bunny and a possum look like rodents, but they're not.
Tatoeba · #9344577You know Tom. Gay, furry, French speaker. Fursona is a possum. Ring a bell?
Tatoeba · #9927730Is that a possum?
Tatoeba · #10750126Leonid saw a possum in a tree.
Tatoeba · #11853882i Register
In some senses, possum is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.