'Didelphis' definitions:

Definition of 'Didelphis'

(from WordNet)
noun
Type genus of the family Didelphidae [syn: Didelphis, genus Didelphis]

Definition of 'Didelphis'

From: GCIDE
  • Didelphys \Di*del"phys\, n. [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zool.) Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix. --Cuvier. [1913 Webster]

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