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didelphid

/daɪˈdɛlfɪd/

didelphid noun: a member of Didelphidae; opossum.

Noun

didelphid (plural didelphids)

  1. A member of Didelphidae; opossum

Forms of didelphid

pluraldidelphids

Origin of didelphid

From di- + Ancient Greek δελφύς (delphús, “womb, uterus”) + -id.

Questions about didelphid

What does didelphid mean?
Didelphid means a member of Didelphidae; opossum.
What part of speech is didelphid?
Didelphid is a noun.
How do you pronounce didelphid?
Didelphid is pronounced /daɪˈdɛlfɪd/.
What is the plural of didelphid?
The plural of didelphid is didelphids.

Words near didelphid in the dictionary

  1. didecyl
  2. didee
  3. didees
  4. didelphian
  5. didelphic
  6. didelphid
  7. didelphids
  8. didelphimorph
  9. didelphimorphs
  10. didelphine
  11. didelphoid

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