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Marsupial

Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.

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Bandicoot 76% connected

A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

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Kangaroo 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have lon…

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Opossum 76% connected

Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.

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Phalanger 76% connected

Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaur…

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Possum 76% connected

An opossum.

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Wombat 76% connected

Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials of the genus Phascolomys, especially the common species (P. ursinus). They are nocturnal…

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Marsupium 66% connected

The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as cer…

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