Definition of marsupial

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Marsupial (a.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.

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Sarcophaga :: Sarcophaga (n. pl.) A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.
Marsupial :: Marsupial (n.) One of the Marsupialia.
Perameles :: Perameles (n.) Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot..
Marsupian :: Marsupian (n.) One of the Marsupialia.
Wombat :: Wombat (n.) Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal in their habits, and feed mostly on roots..
Marsupial :: Marsupial (a.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones..
Placentalia :: Placentalia (n. pl.) A division of Mammalia including those that have a placenta, or all the orders above the marsupials..
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists.
Phalanger :: Phalanger (n.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying..
Bandicoot :: Bandicoot (n.) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania..
Nototherium :: Nototherium (n.) An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia..
Implacentalia :: Implacentalia (n. pl.) A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed..
Opossum :: Opossum (n.) Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
Poephaga :: Poephaga (n. pl.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies.
Lyencephala :: Lyencephala (n. pl.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary..
Pedimane :: Pedimane (n.) A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.
Sarcophile :: Sarcophile (n.) A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous marsupials..
Didelphia :: Didelphia (n. pl.) The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See Marsupialia.
Quoll :: Quoll (n.) A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat..
Implacental :: Implacental (a.) Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes..
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