Didelphis definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: Didelphis, genus Didelphis] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Didelphous Di*del"phous, n. [NL ... of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix. --Cuvier.
Didelphis marsupialis definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: omnivorous ... the crab-eating opossum of South America [syn: common opossum, Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis]
Didelphis virginiana definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: omnivorous ... the crab-eating opossum of South America [syn: common opossum, Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis]
... 1828 Dictionary OPOS'SUM, n. A quadruped of the genus Didelphis. It has a prehensile tail, like some of the monkeys ... and prehensile tail; especially a common omnivorous largely nocturnal mammal (Didelphis virginiana) of North America that has grayish to blackish fur ... N. Amer. species, the stout-bodied common, or Virginia, opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), grows to 40 in. (100 cm) long. It is ...