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- Marsupial - a. - Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
- Marsupial - a. - Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
- Marsupial - n. - One of the Marsupialia.
- Marsupialia - n. pl. - A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata.
- Marsupialian - n. - Alt. of Marsupian
- Phascolome - n. - A marsupial of the genus Phascolomys; a wombat.
- Phalanger - n. - Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying.
- Diprotodon - n. - An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.
- Tait - n. - A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also noolbenger.
- Quoll - n. - A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat.
- Petaurist - n. - Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister.
- Ootocoid - n. - A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme.
- Pouched - a. - Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or the wombat.
- Tapoa tafa - - A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata) having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; -- called also brush-tailed phascogale.
- Perameles - n. - Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot.
- Bandicoot - n. - A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
- Bettong - n. - A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.
- Koala - n. - A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.
- Didelphid - n. - A marsupial animal.
- Phalangist - n. - Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (P. vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail.
- Opossum - n. - Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
- Dasyure - n. - A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.