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Definition of Marsupial
1. Noun. Mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried.
Exact synonyms: Pouched Mammal
Generic synonyms: Metatherian
Group relationships: Marsupialia, Order Marsupialia
Specialized synonyms: Opossum, Possum, Opossum Rat, Bandicoot, Kangaroo, Opossum, Phalanger, Possum, Wombat, Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial, Marsupial Mole, Notoryctus Typhlops, Pouched Mole
Generic synonyms: Metatherian
Group relationships: Marsupialia, Order Marsupialia
Specialized synonyms: Opossum, Possum, Opossum Rat, Bandicoot, Kangaroo, Opossum, Phalanger, Possum, Wombat, Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial, Marsupial Mole, Notoryctus Typhlops, Pouched Mole
2. Adjective. Of or relating to the marsupials. "Marsupial animals"
Partainyms: Marsupium
Definition of Marsupial
1. a. Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
2. n. One of the Marsupialia.
Definition of Marsupial
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