Didelphis
Translingual
Alternative forms
- Didelphys
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”) + δελφύς (delphús, “womb”)
Proper noun
Didelphis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Didelphidae – the large American opossums.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Marsupialia - infraclass; Didelphimorphia - order; Didelphidae - family; Didelphinae - subfamily; Didelphini - tribe
Hyponyms
- For the species see
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