Animal that plays dead Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Animal that plays dead last seen in Universal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POSSUM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POSSUM Animal that plays dead (6) Universal Dec 20, 2021
98% OPOSSUM Animal that "plays dead" (7) USA Today Mar 18, 2018
39% OPOSSUMS Animals that play dead (8)
3% CUL ___-de-sac (dead end) (3)
3% LATIN Dead language (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 6, 2025
3% DRAMA Play (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 4, 2025
3% GIF Animated image (3) USA Today Oct 3, 2025
3% DEEPSLEEP Dead-to-the-world state (9) Thomas Joseph Oct 2, 2025
3% DONKEY Party animal? (6) LA Times Daily Oct 1, 2025
3% CELS Animation frames (4) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025

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The opossum is known for its unique defense mechanism of "playing dead" when threatened. This behavior, called thanatosis, confuses predators. Opossums are the only marsupials in North America.