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Definition of: marsupial
(mär·s′pē·əl) noun
Any member of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals, as the kangaroos, opossums, wombats, etc., whose females typically lack a placenta, carrying their young in a marsupium.
—adjective
1. Having a marsupium.
2. Of or pertaining to the Marsupialia, or of the nature of a marsupium or pouch. [<NL marsupialis <L marsupium. See MARSUPIUM.]
—mar·su′pi·a′li·an (-ā′lē·ən), mar·su′pi·an adjective & noun
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