opossum
/əˈpɒsəm/noun
उच्चारण अपॉसम
ओपोसम (अमेरिका का एक छोटा थैलीदार जानवर)
Core word
noun
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[C]
a small American animal that lives in trees, carries its young in a pocket of skin on its body, and pretends to be dead when it is attacked
ओपोसम (अमेरिका का एक छोटा थैलीदार जानवर)
- The opossum hung from the branch by its tail.
- At night, an opossum crept out of the trees to search for fruit.
- The baby opossums clung to their mother's back.
+ 2 more examples
- An opossum can pretend to be dead when it is in danger.
- Opossums are found in North and South America, not in India.
§Grammar and usage
Play possum means to pretend to be asleep or dead in order to trick somebody, from the way an opossum behaves when attacked.
Play possum का अर्थ है किसी को धोखा देने के लिए सोने या मरने का नाटक करना, यह opossum के हमले के समय के व्यवहार से आया है।