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How to pronounce “opossum”
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Pronunciation guide for opossum
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of opossum with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A Street Librarian's Quest to Bring Books to Everyone
a recipe for opossum soup and children’s stories.
- Definition summary
- Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
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How to pronounce opossum
A Street Librarian's Quest to Bring Books to Everyone

a recipe for opossum soup and children’s stories.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “opossum”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.
- Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.
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