Didelphis virginiana

Translingual

Didelphis virginiana

Proper noun

Didelphis virginiana f

A taxonomic species within the family Didelphidae – Virginia opossum, a cat-sized marsupial, native to Central American and eastern North America, introduced to the Pacific coast of the US.

Hypernyms

(species): Didelphimorphia - order; Didelphidae - family; Didelphinae - subfamily; Didelphini - tribe; Didelphis - genus

Hyponyms

(species): Didelphis virginiana californica, Didelphis virginiana pigra, Didelphis virginiana virginiana, Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis - subspecies

References

Didelphis virginiana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Didelphis virginiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Didelphis virginiana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Didelphis virginiana at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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