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adj
Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A member of the infraclass Metatheria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mammal, mammalian
Narrower terms: marsupial, pouched mammal
History
Metatheria + -an
