- metatherian
- meta·the·ri·an (met″ə-theґre-ən) any member of the Metatheria.
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metatherian — n. Any of a group of primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metatherian — /met euh thear ee euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the group Metatheria, comprising the marsupial mammals. n. 2. a metatherian animal. [1875 80; < NL Metatheri(a) name of the group ( < Gk meta META + thería, pl. of THERÍON animal) + AN]… … Universalium
metatherian — noun primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas • Hypernyms: ↑mammal, ↑mammalian • Hyponyms: ↑marsupial, ↑pouched mammal * * * I. |med.ə|thirēən adjective Etymol … Useful english dictionary
metatherian Zoology — [ˌmɛtə θɪərɪən] noun a mammal of the group Metatheria, which comprises the marsupials. Compare with eutherian. adjective relating to metatherians. Origin from mod. L. Metatheria, from meta + Gk thēria, plural of thērion wild animal … English new terms dictionary
metatherian — 1. adjective Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials. 2. noun Any of the pouched animals of the infraclass Metatheria; a marsupial … Wiktionary
metatherian — meta·the·ri·an … English syllables
metatherian — /mɛtəˈθɪəriən/ (say metuh thearreeuhn) noun any member of a subdivision of the mammals of which the marsupials are the living representatives. {meta + Greek thēria, plural of theērion animal + an} …
Marsupial — This article is about mammals. For frogs, see Marsupial frog. Marsupials[1][2] Temporal range: Early Cretaceous–Recent … Wikipedia
Deltatheridium — Temporal range: Late Cretaceous Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class … Wikipedia
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