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Ootocoid :: Ootocoid (n.) A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme..

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

Quoll :: Quoll (n.) A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat..

Marsupialian :: Marsupialian (n.) Alt. of Marsupia.

Pedimana :: Pedimana (n. pl.) A division of marsupials, including the opossums..

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..

Poephaga :: Poephaga (n. pl.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies.

Sarcophagan :: Sarcophagan (n.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial..

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 (n.) One of the Marsupialia.

Polyprotodonta :: Polyprotodonta (n. pl.) A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.

Phascolome :: Phascolome (n.) A marsupial of the genus Phascolomys; a wombat.

Implacentalia :: Implacentalia (n. pl.) A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed..

Sarcophaga :: Sarcophaga (n. pl.) A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.

Lyencephala :: Lyencephala (n. pl.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary..

Bettong :: Bettong (n.) A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo..

Entomophaga :: Entomophaga (n. pl.) A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum..

Macropus :: Macropus (n.) genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.

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..

Didelphous :: Didelphous (n.) Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an American genus which includes the opossums, of which there are many species. See Opossum. [Written also Didelphis.] See Illustration in Appendix..

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