What would opossum be in Latin?

Didelphis (or "didelphys"?)

1. What is opossum in Latin?
2. What is the origin of the word opossum?
3. What is the common name for opossum?
4. Is Manicou a possum?

What is opossum in Latin?

Common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis.

What is the origin of the word opossum?

In North America, the animal officially called an opossum is a white and gray marsupial of the order Didelphimorphia. English colonists living in Jamestown derived the word from its equivalent in Powhatan, a language spoken by the Virginia Algonquian tribe. Literally, the word means “white dog or beast” in Powhatan.

What is the common name for opossum?

There are several dozen different species of opossum, which are often called possums in North America. The most notable is the Virginia opossum or common opossum—the only marsupial (pouched mammal) found in the United States and Canada.

Is Manicou a possum?

The black-eared opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), or manicou, as it is commonly called in TT, belongs to the marsupial family, like kangaroos.