Definition of Didelphis virginiana

1. Noun. Omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America.

Exact synonyms: Common Opossum, Didelphis Marsupialis
Generic synonyms: Opossum, Possum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Didelphis Virginiana

Dicranales
Dicranopteris
Dicranum
Dicrostonyx
Dicrostonyx hudsonius
Dictamnus alba
Dictaphone
Dictyophera
Dictyoptera
Dictyostelium
Dicynodontia
Dida
Didelphidae
Didelphis
Didelphis marsupialis
Didelphis virginiana
Didenheim
Diderot
Diderotian
Didion
Dido
Didonia
Didonian
Didonias
Didrikson
Didymoteicho
Diedre
Dieffenbach's method
Dieffenbachia
Dieffenbachia sequine

Literary usage of Didelphis virginiana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"(didelphis virginiana.) THIS creature, which is a native of North America, is about the size of a cat, and its fur is of a dingy white ..."

2. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"8 A Florida 'Possum ю Opossum (didelphis virginiana) Showing Young at the Mouth of the Pouch ю Six-banded Armadillo (Dasypus ..."

3. American Animals: A Popular Guide to the Mammals of North America North of by Witmer Stone, William Everett Cram (1902)
"Frontispiece 'Possum Hiding in Palmetto, where he has been chased by FACING PACK a dog (didelphis virginiana) 4 A Scared 'Possum 6 'Possum Climbing 8 ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"... part of a tooth, and didelphis virginiana, part of a lower jaw. From the siftings the following additional species have been obtained: Sylvi- lagus sp., ..."

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