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Opossums  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • New World marsupials of the family Didelphidae. Opossums are omnivorous, largely nocturnal and arboreal MAMMALS, grow to about three feet in length, including the scaly prehensile tail, and have an abdominal pouch in which the young are carried at birth.

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  • Didelphidae
  • txid9265

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MP3H9CC9-0

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