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marsupial Definition


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marsupial
noun
    1. zool.
      Any of a group of mammals including the kangaroo, koala and wombat in which the female lacks a placenta and the young, which are tiny and very immature when born, are carried and suckled in an external pouch on the mother's body until they are mature enough to survive independently.
adj
    1. Belonging to or like a marsupial.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin marsupium pouch.



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