Beuteltier

Definitions of Beuteltier
  1. noun
    mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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    Beutelratte
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
    Beutelmaus
    terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
    Beuteldachs
    any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
    Känguruh
    any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
    Wombat
    burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
    Kletterbeutler
    woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
    Beutelwolf
    rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
    Raubbeutler
    any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats
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