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nounmammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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"marsupial animals"of or relating to the marsupials
Definition that contains marsupial
- pocket (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- kangaroo any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
- pouch (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- possum small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
- possum nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
- koala sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
- anteater small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
- wombat burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
- marsupial of or relating to the marsupials
- bandicoot any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous