possumlike

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adjective

Resembling a possum or some aspect of it.

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Meanings

adjectivepossumlike (comparative more possumlike, superlative most possumlike)

comparative more possumlike · superlative most possumlike

  1. Resembling a possum or some aspect of it.

    On that occasion Mr. Flannery had discovered a tooth that belonged to what may prove to be the missing link between ancient possumlike creatures and the modern kangaroos.

    2007 July 25, William Grimes, “A Zoologist With a Pouch of Stories”, in New York Times

Origin

From possum + -like.

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APA

possumlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possumlike

MLA

“possumlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possumlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possumlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possumlike.

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