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mar·su·pi·al  audio  (mär-sp-l) KEY  

NOUN:
Any of various nonplacental mammals of the order Marsupialia, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.
ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of or belonging to the order Marsupialia.
  2. Of or relating to a marsupium.

ETYMOLOGY:
From marsupium


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