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marsupial

1. mar.su.pi.al \ma:r-'su:-pe--*l\ aj 1: of, relating to, or being a 
   marsupial  2: of, relating to, or forming a marsupium 
2. marsupial n [deriv. of NL marsupium] : any of an order (Marsupialia) of 
   lowly mammals comprising kangaroos, wom bats, bandicoots, opossums, and 
   related animals that with few exceptions develop no placenta and have a 
   pouch on the abdomen of the female containing the teats and serving to 
   carry the young