Didelphoid

/daɪˈdɛlfɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or having characteristics similar to didelphids; didelph-like.

Etymology

From 'didelph' plus the suffix '-oid' (from Greek 'eidos,' meaning 'form' or 'appearance'), which indicates resemblance or similarity without strict taxonomic classification.

Kelly Says

The '-oid' suffix is a scientist's way of saying 'kind of like'—'humanoid' creatures look human but aren't human, 'didelphoid' animals resemble didelphids but might not be classified as such—it's scientific fence-sitting!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲዴልፎይድ
dee-del-fo-yid
ARالعربية
دِدِلْفُوَيْد
di-dil-fu-wayd
BNবাংলা
ডিডিডেলফোইড
dee-dee-del-fo-i-d
CACatalà
didelfoide
dee-del-fo-i-de
CSČeština
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
DADansk
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
DEDeutsch
Didelphoide
dee-del-foh-ˌɔɪ̯t
ELΕλληνικά
διδελφοειδής
dee-del-fo-i-dehs
ESEspañol
didelfoide
dee-del-foh-ee-deh
FAفارسی
دی‌دل‌فویدی
dee-del-fo-vee-dee
FISuomi
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
FRFrançais
didélfoid
dee-deh-lef-wɑ̃
GUGU
દિડેલફોઈડ
dee-del-fo-i-d
HAHA
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
HEעברית
דידלפויידי
dee-del-foy-ee-dee
HIहिन्दी
डिडेलफोइड
dee-del-foyd
HUMagyar
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
IDBahasa Indonesia
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
IGIG
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
ITItaliano
didelfoide
dee-del-foh-ee-deh
JA日本語
ディデルフォイド
di-de-ru-foid
KKKK
дидельфоид
dee-del-fo-id
KMKM
ឌីឌែលហ្វ៉ូអ៊ីត
dee-dee-del-ho-wee-t
KO한국어
디델포이드
di-de-le-po-i-deu
MRMR
दिडेलफोइड
dee-del-fo-i-d
MSBahasa Melayu
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီဒယ်ဖိုက်
dee-deh-del-fo-i-k
NLNederlands
didelfoïde
dee-del-fo-i-de
NONorsk
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
PAPA
ਡਿਡੇਲਫੋਇਡ
dee-del-fo-i-d
PLPolski
didelfoid
dee-del-fɔj-d
PTPortuguês
didelfoid
dee-del-fɔɪ̯d
RORomână
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
RUРусский
дидельфоидный
dee-del-foy-dnyy
SVSvenska
didelfoide
dee-del-foyd
SWKiswahili
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
TAதமிழ்
டிடெல்போய்டு
tee-del-bo-y-du
TEతెలుగు
డిడెల్ఫాయిడ్
dee-del-fo-i-d
THไทย
ดิเดลฟอยด์
di-de-l-foy-d
TLTL
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
TRTürkçe
didelfoit
dee-del-foy-it
UKУкраїнська
дидельфоїдний
dee-del-foy-id-nyy
URاردو
ڈِڈِل فوئیڈ
di-dil-fo-i-d
VITiếng Việt
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
YOYO
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id
ZH中文
有袋目动物
yǒu dài mù dòng wù
ZUZU
didelphoid
di-del-fo-id

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