| NOUN | animal | family Didelphidae, Didelphidae | opossums |
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| Meaning | opossums. | |
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| Synonym | Didelphidae | |
| Member of | Marsupialia, order Marsupialia | coextensive with the subclass Metatheria |
| Members | Didelphis, genus Didelphis | type genus of the family Didelphidae |
| opossum, possum | nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | |
| Broader | mammal family | A family of mammals |
| Spanish | didelfos, Didelphidae, familia Didelphidae | |
| Catalan | didèlfids, Didelphidae | |
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