Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling or having the characters of the Didelphia; didelphian.
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- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
opossums of theDidelphidae family.
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1895 OW 1886 OW Fully fifty-four of my discoveries have to do with land animals: alcine elk, moose W dasyurine dasyure antelopine antelope W (1839-47) OW aspine asp 1644 O didelphine opossum bisontine bison 1885 - 1847 OW
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