possumlike

English

Etymology

From possum +‎ -like.

Adjective

possumlike (comparative more possumlike, superlative most possumlike)

1. Resembling a possum or some aspect of it.
   • 2007 July 25, William Grimes, “A Zoologist With a Pouch of Stories”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.