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Türkisch - Türkisch

Definition von possum im Türkisch Türkisch wörterbuch

opossum
Kürkü değerli keseli bir hayvan
opossum
Amerika ve Avustralya'da yaşayan, kürkü değerli memeli bir hayvan
opossum
Kürkü için avlanan yabani bir kedi türü
opossum
Keseliler üst takımından bir çok memeli türünün ortak adı
opossum
Güney Amerika'da yaşayan ve keseliler üst takımının bir familyasını oluşturan 66 memeli türünün ortak adı
Englisch - Englisch
Popular form for opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas
Any of marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands
{i} opossum, small marsupial found in the eastern United States
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
An opossum
Popular form for the opossums, the marsupials of the family Didelphidae of the Americas
A possum is the same as an opossum. or phalanger Any of several species (family Phalangeridae) of nocturnal, arboreal marsupials of Australia and New Guinea. They are 22-50 in. (55-125 cm) long, including the long prehensile tail, and have woolly fur. All species eat fruits, leaves, and blossoms; some also eat insects and small vertebrates. Possums grasp branches with their hind feet. Most species bear their young in tree hollows and unused birds' nests; a few build leafy nests. Several species are endangered because of predation, fur trapping, or habitat loss, but the common brush-tailed possum is considered a pest. See also opossum
play possum
to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low

To keep the focus away from his client, the lawyer basically played possum during the entire complex trial, and his tactic paid off with an acquittal.

play possum
to dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive

As none came with the coach from Deadwood, I suppose the amount of funds was insignificant. You can't tell, though, for the stage company is liable to play possum sometimes.

play possum
to feign sleep, illness, etc

When we used to get home late at night, I would play possum so my daddy would carry me inside and put me in bed.

playing possum
Present participle of play possum
pygmy gliding possum
The feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the pygmy gliding possum, pygmy glider, pygmy phalanger, flying phalanger and flying mouse, is the world's smallest gliding possum and is named for its long feather-shaped tail
opossum
{n} a quadruped which carries her young in a bag under her belly
opossum
{i} small marsupial animal which has a prehensile tail and is native to the eastern United States and Central and South America; small marsupial animal that is native to Australia and New Zealand
opossum
The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana
opossum
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes
opossum
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys virginiana
opossum
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
opossum
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
opossum
An opossum is a small animal that lives in America. It carries its young in a pouch on its body, and has thick fur and a long tail. one of various small animals from America and Australia that have fur and climb trees (opassom, from op + assom ). Any of about 66 species (family Didelphidae) of New World, mostly arboreal, nocturnal marsupials. Highly adaptable and prolific, opossums have changed little in millions of years. The North American species, the stout-bodied common, or Virginia, opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), grows to 40 in. (100 cm) long. It is largely white and has an opposable clawless toe on each hind foot; with its long, hairless, prehensile tail, it resembles a large rat. Up to 25 grublike, 0.07-oz (2-g) newborns compete for the 13 nipples in the pouch, where the survivors spend four or five weeks; they spend the following eight to nine weeks clinging to the mother's back. The common opossum may feign death ("play possum") if surprised. It eats small animals, insects, and fruit, and sometimes domestic poultry and cultivated grain. See also possum
play possum
to pretend to be dead
possums
plural of possum
Türkisch - Englisch

Definition von possum im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch

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    Silbentrennung

    pos·sum

    Türkische aussprache

    päsım

    Aussprache

    /ˈpäsəm/ /ˈpɑːsəm/

    Etymologie

    [ 'pä-s&m ] (noun.) 1613. Corruption of opossum, from Algonquian wapathemwa.
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