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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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  1. n. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
  2. n. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
  3. n. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
  4. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana. 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. Opossum mouse. (Zoöl.) See Flying mouse, under Flying. -- Opossum shrimp (Zoöl.), any schizopod crustacean of the genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.
  5. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes.The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
  6. n:100 n. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America