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marsupial
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marsupial
(noun)
marsupial
/mɑɚ
ˈ
suːpijəl/
noun
plural
marsupials
marsupial
/mɑɚ
ˈ
suːpijəl/
noun
plural
marsupials
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARSUPIAL
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:
a type of animal (such as a kangaroo or an opossum) that carries its babies in a pocket of skin on the mother's stomach
— marsupial
adjective
a
marsupial
species
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