MARSUPIAL Any of various nonplacental mammals of the infraclass Metatheria, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas, and typically bearing young that suckle and develop after birth in the mother's pouch. These species were formerly placed in the order Marsupialia.
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Word: MARSUPIAL
Length: 9 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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