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marsupial definition

mar·su·pial (mär so̵̅o̅′pē əl)

adjective

  1. of or like a marsupium, or pouch
  2. of a superorder (Marsupialia) of mammals that lack a placenta and have an external abdominal pouch (marsupium) containing the teats: the incompletely developed offspring nurses within this pouch for several months after birth to complete its development

noun

an animal of this kind, as a kangaroo, opossum, or wombat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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