<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Didelphimorphia</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Didelphidae</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>Phalangeriformes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Mammalia</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Metatheria</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>aposoum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>opassom</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>opossum</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>opossums</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Order of North and South American marsupial mammals, containing 70 or more species in only one family. Usually semi-arboreal omnivores, having a very full jaw of teeth, moving with feet flat on the ground (plantigrade) and hind feet with an opposable digit with no claw, and a prehensile tails. The name "opossum" is based on a term in the Powhatan language meaning "white dog-like creature." ]]></note></mads>