Possum may refer to:
Animals
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Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi
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Common brushtail possum (''Trichosurus vulpecula''), a common possum in Australian urban areas, invasive in New Zealand
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Common ringtail possum
The common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial.
It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, ...
(''Pseudocheirus peregrinus''), also common in Australian urban areas, absent from New Zealand
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Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as "possums" in Australia
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Opossum
Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North ...
, or possum, an order (Didelphimorphia) of marsupials native to the Americas
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Common opossum
The common opossum (''Didelphis marsupialis''), also called the southern or black-eared opossum or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Paci ...
, native to Central and South America
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Virginia opossum, native to North America
People with the name
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Possum Bourne (1956–2003), New Zealand rally car driver
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George Jones (1931–2013), known as "The Possum", American country music singer
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Possum Jones
Possum Jones (January 16, 1934 – December 27, 1997) was a NASCAR Grand National driver.
Career
From 1952 to 1965, Jones managed to lead 28 out of the 8234 laps that he committed in his career. The 29th lap of the 1957 Rebel 300 would become i ...
(1934-1997), American NASCAR driver
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Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002), Indigenous Australian painter
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Possum Whitted
George Bostic "Possum" Whitted (February 4, 1890 – October 16, 1962) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 to 1922 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Ph ...
(1890–1962), American baseball player
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
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''Possum'' (film), a 2018 British psychological horror film
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''Possums'' (film), a 1998 sports comedy film
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The Possum
"The Possum" is the 18th episode of the second season of the American comedy television series '' Parks and Recreation'', and the 24th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 11, 2010. In the episod ...
", an episode of ''Parks and Recreation''
Music
* "Possum", a 1987 song written by Jeff Holdsworth on Trey Anastasio's 1987 album ''
The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday''
* "Possum", a 1989 song by feedtime from ''
Suction
Suction is the colloquial term to describe the air pressure differential between areas.
Removing air from a space results in a pressure differential. Suction pressure is therefore limited by external air pressure. Even a perfect vacuum cannot ...
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* "Possum", a 1995 song by
Juned Juned was an all female Seattle band which formed in 1993. It comprised Dale Balenseifen and Claudia Groom on guitars and vocals, Leslie Hardy on bass and Lenny Rennalls on drums. Nalini Cheriel (Adickdid) was also a member at one point. They ...
* "The Possum", a 2015 song by Sun Kil Moon from ''
Universal Themes''
See also
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Opossum (disambiguation)
Opossums are a large order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere.
Opossum or opossom may also refer to:
Animals
*Opossum rat, a species of rodent in the family Muridae
*Monommatinae, also known as the opossum beetle
*Mysida, also known as opo ...
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