opossum

• اسم يدل على حيوان جرابي صغير ذو فرو يعيش على الأشجار، أصله من أستراليا، وله عادة ذيل طويل قابض؛ أو على حيوان جرابي ليلي يعيش على الأشجار وله ذيل قابض عارٍ، ينتشر من جنوب أمريكا الشمالية إلى شمال أمريكا الجنوبية.

A noun referring to either a small, furry, arboreal marsupial native to Australia, typically with a long prehensile tail, or a nocturnal, arboreal marsupial with a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America.

1. Australian marsupialB1formalaustralian

   A small, furry, tree-dwelling marsupial native to Australia and nearby islands, typically with a long, prehensile tail.

   الأبوسوم الأسترالي

   • The opossum climbed the eucalyptus tree using its tail for balance.
   • Australian opossums are often seen in suburban gardens at night.
   • The ringtail opossum is one of the most common species in Australia.

   المرادفاتpossum

2. American marsupialB1formalamerican

   A nocturnal, tree-dwelling marsupial found from southern North America to northern South America, known for its naked, prehensile tail and playing dead when threatened.

   الأبوسوم الأمريكي

   • The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial native to North America.
   • When scared, the opossum will 'play possum' and lie still.
   • Opossums are beneficial to gardens because they eat ticks and insects.

   المرادفاتpossum