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GENUS DIDELPHIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Didelphis mean?
• GENUS DIDELPHIS (noun)
The noun GENUS DIDELPHIS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Didelphidae
Familiarity information: GENUS 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 ("genus Didelphis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Didelphis"):
crab-eating opossum (South American opossum)
Holonyms ("genus Didelphis" is a member of...):
Didelphidae; family Didelphidae (opossums)
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