Possum /(?)/

Pos·sum

Possum

n.
  1. An opossum. (Zool.) [Colloq. U. S.]

Phrases & Compounds
To play 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.