Didelphys
Pronunciation : Di*del"phys
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
[NL. See Didelphia.] (Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913