Medical Term:
marsupial
Pronunciation: mar-sū′pē-ăl
Definition:
- A member of the order Marsupalia, which includes such mammals as kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, and opossums, the female of which has an abdominal pouch for carrying the young.
- Of or pertaining to marsupials.
[L. marsupium, a pouch]
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