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   marsupial

   /mɑːˈs(j)uːpɪəl/

   noun

   • 1. a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. Marsupials are found chiefly in Australia and New Guinea, and also in America.

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the marsupials.

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘resembling a pouch’): from modern Latin marsupialis, via Latin from Greek marsupion ‘pouch’ (see marsupium).

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