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didelphian, a. Zool.|daɪˈdɛlfɪən|
[f. mod.L. Didelphia (F. Didelphes, Cuvier 1795), f. Gr. δι- di-2 twice + δελϕύς womb: see -an.]
Belonging to the subclass Didelphia of the class Mammalia, characterized by a double uterus and vagina, and comprising the single order of Marsupials. So diˈdelphic, diˈdelphine, diˈdelphous adjs., in same sense; didelph, diˈdelphid, an animal of the subclass Didelphia, or of the family Didelphidæ (opossums); diˈdelphoid a., double, as the uterus in the Didelphia.
1847Ansted Anc. World ix. 197 Insectivorous didelphine animals like the opossum. 1847Craig, Didelphoid. [1851Richardson Geol. viii. 314 The didelphia have special bones, called Marsupial, for supporting the pouch.] 1872Mivart Elem. Anat. 17 Didelphous mammals. |