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possum (medicine)


possum
<zoology> An opossum. To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.

Origin: Shortened from opossum.

Source: Websters Dictionary


San Diego Zoo (sh)




World's largest collection of mammals, birds, and reptiles, located in San Diego, Cal.

, and administered by the Zoological Society of San Diego. The 100-acre (40.5-hectare) zoo, founded in 1916, has some 800 animal species and some 6,500 plant species. The 1,800-acre (729-hectare) San Diego Wild Animal Park opened in 1972 some 32 mi (52 km) northeast, in the San Pasqual Valley; there over 250 species of animals roam through Asian, African, and Australian habitats. A research department, the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (1975) has contributed to the zoo's Success in managing and breeding endangered species.