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See Yapock, and the Note under Opossum.
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A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales.
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Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.
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A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum.
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A South American opossum (Didelphys philander).
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A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.
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A division of marsupials, including the opossums.
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A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata.
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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.
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A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum.
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A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit.
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Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
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A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.
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A small South American opossum (Didelphys opossum), having four white spots on the face.
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A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.
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An opossum.
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