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marsupial

Definitions of marsupial
  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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    types:
    zarigüeya
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
    canguro
    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
    ualabi, ualabí
    any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored
    coala, koala
    sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
    oso hormiguero
    small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
    type of:
    metaterio
    primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
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