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marsupial
marsupial , member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (Caenolestidae), marsupials are now found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and a few adjacent islands. They are generally distinguished from placen... Read more

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marsupial
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (Caenolestidae), marsupials are now found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and a few adjacent islands. They are generally...

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Caenolestidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology Caenolestidae See CAENOLESTOIDEA .
Caenolestoidea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...infraclass Metatheria , order Marsupialia ) A superfamily (or order, Paucituberculata ) comprising a single family (Caenolestidae) of shrew-like marsupials, known since the Eocene . Opossum rats possess four upper and three or four lower incisors...