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FAMILY DIDELPHIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opossums
Synonyms:
Didelphidae; family Didelphidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Didelphidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Didelphidae"):
opossum; possum (nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America)
Didelphis; genus Didelphis (type genus of the family Didelphidae)
Holonyms ("family Didelphidae" is a member of...):
Marsupialia; order Marsupialia (coextensive with the subclass Metatheria)
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