Concept information
Preferred term
Opossums
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Didelphidae
Note
- possums are indexed under PHALANGERIDAE or specifics
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 1968
In other languages
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Finnish
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Didelphidae
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opossumien heimo
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009893
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