Input (grade 7): The Virginia Opossum was the first animal to be named an opossum; usage of the name was published in 1610. The word opossum comes from the Algonquian aposoum, meaning "white beast".
Output (grade 9): The Virginia Opossum was the first animal to be named an opossum: the word comes from the Algonquian language, and means "white beast".