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Meaning of 'didelphous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Didelphous [ a.]
- Didelphic.
2 . Didelphous [ n.]
- 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.