Definition of "opossums" []

• Plural form of opossum. (noun)

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• "As the opossums were the first of these animals whose habits became generally known to Europeans, we shall speak first of them; and it may be remarked, that although there are several species in the Australian countries resembling the true opossums, and are even called opossums, yet among naturalists the name is usually limited to the pouched animals of America."
• "The area, about 100 miles west of Dallas, got its name for an abundance of the fuzzy gray marsupials properly called opossums."
• "I should note that “Cooking Wild Game” was published by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1945, to encourage consumption of wild animals of all kinds (up to and including opossums*, sparrows and skunks) to free up beef, pork and poultry for the war effort."