Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possumlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-sum-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a possum or some aspect of it.

Example Sentences

"On that occasion Mr. Flannery had discovered a tooth that belonged to what may prove to be the missing link between ancient possumlike creatures and the modern kangaroos."

Etymology

From possum + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: possum

Inflected Forms

more possumlike (comparative) most possumlike (superlative)

Questions

What does possumlike mean?: Resembling a possum or some aspect of it.
Where does possumlike come from?: From possum + -like.

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