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marsupial

[mahr-soo-pee-uhl] / mɑrˈsu pi əl /


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Her criticism was all the more biting because she directed it at the Chief Marsupial of this particular tribunal, Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Marsupial Winnie - one of two of the animals who live at Glenpark Estate near Omagh - escaped by leaping over a fence after becoming startled.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

Marsupial mammals live in just a few places in the world today-Australia, South America, and part of North America.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Marsupial Secrets.The female possum's habit of licking her pouch before giving birth is the source of what Dr. Hartman considers several preposterous possum legends.

From Time Magazine Archive

Marsupial mammals were almost unknown in Africa and Asia, but in Australia they reigned supreme.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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