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Didelphys
(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.
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Didelphys murina
(gcide) | Marmose \Mar"mose`\ (m[aum]r"m[=o]s`), n. [F.] (Zool.)
A species of small opossum (Didelphys murina) ranging from
Mexico to Brazil.
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Didelphys opossum
(gcide) | Sarigue \Sa*rigue"\, n. [F., from Braz. [,c]arigueia,
[,c]arigueira.] (Zool.)
A small South American opossum (Didelphys opossum), having
four white spots on the face.
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Didelphys philander
(gcide) | Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander).
(b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis).
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Didelphys quica
(gcide) | Quica \Qui"ca\, n. [From the native Brazilian name.] (Zool.)
A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of
Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and
fruit.
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Didelphys Virginiana
(gcide) | Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and
Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of
the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
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Note: Several related species are found in South America. The
water opossum of Brazil (Chironectes variegatus),
which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a
marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called
also yapock.
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Opossum mouse. (Zool.) See Flying mouse, under Flying.
Opossum shrimp (Zool.), any schizopod crustacean of the
genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.
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