Defn: A marsupial animal.
DIDELPHOUS
Di*del"phous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Didelphic.
DIDELPHOUS
Di*del"phous, n. Etym: [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an
American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many
species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in
Appendix. Cuvier.
DIDELPHYC
Di*del"phyc, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Didelphic.
DIDELPHYS
Di*del"phys, n. [NL. See Didelphia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an
American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many
species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in
Appendix. Cuvier.
DIDINE
Di"dine, a. (Zoöl.)