"Opossum" is a word in ENGLISH
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and
Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys
Virginiana.
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Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there …
Read the complete definitionA South American opossum (Didelphys philander).
Read the complete definitionA small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit.
Read the complete definitionA small South American opossum (Didelphys opossum), having four white spots on the face.
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