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% OVER "__ my dead body!" (4) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
3% BERTHA 1971 song by the Grateful Dead (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
3% TIE Dead heat (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2025
3% EMULATE Bird with dead rival (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 22, 2025
3% ACT Play a part in a play (3) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
3% ROFL "hahaha im DEAD!" (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
3% DONKEY Braying animal (6) USA Today Oct 16, 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.