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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. Source: opted

2. n. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Source: wordnet

3. n. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

5. Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes.The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana. Source: adambom

6. n:100 n. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America Source: ecdict

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