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DIDELPHIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Didelphis mean?
• DIDELPHIS (noun)
The noun DIDELPHIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Didelphidae
Familiarity information: DIDELPHIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Didelphidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Didelphis; genus Didelphis
Hypernyms ("Didelphis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Didelphis"):
crab-eating opossum (South American opossum)
Holonyms ("Didelphis" is a member of...):
Didelphidae; family Didelphidae (opossums)
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