Organisms

Opossums

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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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
  • Opossum

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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possums are indexed under PHALANGERIDAE or specifics

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History Note

1968

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  • Marsupialia (1966-1967)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.573w.575w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Opossums. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009893. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009893
  2. Opossums. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum
  3. Opossums. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21834