Translingual

Didelphis virginiana

Proper noun

Didelphis virginiana f

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

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

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