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The name "possum" is often applied (colloquially) to the "opossum" of North America, which is spelled differently because it is not the same animal.
There are two distinct related orders of marsupial animals:
possums - (suborder Phalangeriformes) native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia
opossums -(order Didelphimorphia) native to North and Central America
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How do you spell the plural of opossum?
The word opossum derives from the Algonquian "aposoum." Its initial vowel became silent in informal speech ( and disappeared from informal spelling ) in the 19th Century, but is always pronounced in formal speech.
In speech would you say an opossum or a opossum?
During a speech you would say "an Opossum" because the "O" is NOT silent. It's a common mistake thinking that the O is silent. Possum would be referring to many different species in Australia when the Opossum is native to America. So be sure to pronounce the O and to use an before it.
What rodent begins with the letter o?
Opossum Rat
What is the correct pronunciation opossum?
The correct pronunciation is "possum" the "o" is slient.
How do you spell lopposuim?
This appears to be a typo of the word "opossum" (North American marsupial).
An animal that starts with an o?
Orangutang Opossum
Which animal starts with O and has a double letter in it?
· Opossum · Otter
Can i have a List of words with silent o?
Leopard, Subpoena, opossum
Animals with letter o?
okapi opossum ocelot orca owl
A beasts name starting with o?
* ogre * octopus * opossum * otter
How do people in England spell color?
The names for the colors are the same but they spell the word "C O L O U R S."
How do you spell posum?
The spelling possum (Australian marsupials) is used for true possums and for the opossum of the Western Hemisphere.
