opossum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Types & categories
- marsupial hypernym
- cuscus hyponym
- brush-tailed phalanger hyponym
- flying phalanger hyponym
- koala hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Phalangeridae member holonym
Sense 2 noun
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Types & categories
- marsupial hypernym
- common opossum hyponym
- crab-eating opossum hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Didelphidae member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Phalangeridae |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | marsupial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuscus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brush-tailed phalanger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flying phalanger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | koala |
| 2 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Didelphidae |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | marsupial |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | common opossum |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crab-eating opossum |