marsupial
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Noun — A mammal such as a kangaroo, koala or wombat, most of which carry their young in a pouch after birth.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variant forms of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), itself a diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”), with the English suffix -al added.
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