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Didelphis virginiana

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Noun1.Didelphis virginianaDidelphis virginiana - omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
possum, opossum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America


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Evidence for growth of supraspinal axons through the lesion after transection of the thoracic spinal cord in the developing opossum Didelphis virginiana.
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