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Pos·sum n. Zool. An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.]
To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.
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possum
n 1: nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail
found from southern North America to northern South
America [syn: opossum]
2: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long
usually prehensile tails [syn: phalanger, opossum]