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Word: Marsupial
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century (in the sense ‘resembling a pouch’): from modern Latin marsupialis, via Latin from Greek marsupion ‘pouch’ (see marsupium)
mɑːˈs(j)uːpɪəl
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.
Short Definition:mammal of order whose members are born incompletely developed
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