possom -
n. 1 a any
mainly tree-living marsupial of the family Didelphidae, native to America, having a prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable thumb. b (in full water opossum) an opossum, Chironectes minimus, suited to an
aquatic habitat and having webbed hind feet. Also called YAPOK.
2 Austral. & NZ = POSSUM
2. [Virginian Ind. apassum]