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Descriptor English: Opossums
Descriptor Spanish: Zarigüeyas
Descriptor oposum
Entry term(s) didelfo
opossum
zarigueyas
Scope note: Marsupiales de la familia Didelphidae. Los oposum son MAMÍFEROS omnívoros, fundamentalmente nocturnos y arbóreos, que crecen hasta alrededor de tres pies de longitud, incluyendo la cola escamosa prensil. Tienen un pelaje grueso grisáceo entremezclado con pelos blancos y una bolsa abdominal en la que llevan a la cría al nacer. (Webster, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Gambás
Descriptor French: Opossum
Entry term(s): Didelphidae
Opossum
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.573.575
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009893
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.
Annotation: possums are indexed under PHALANGERIDAE or specifics
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Marsupialia (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 1968
History Note: 1968
DeCS ID: 10073
Unique ID: D009893
NLM Classification: QL 737.M34
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Opossums - Preferred
Concept UI M0015347
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.
Preferred term Opossums
Entry term(s) Didelphidae
Opossum



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