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| koala |
a furry marsupial, native to Australia, that climbs trees and feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark; koala bear. |
| marsupium |
an external abdominal pouch or fold of skin bearing mammary glands in which a female marsupial keeps her young. |
| opossum |
a small mammal with gray fur, a pointed nose, and a long tail, which it uses to hang from tree branches. The common opossum is the only marsupial that lives in North America. Several other kinds of opossums live in Central and South America. The female opossum carries her young in a pouch in her belly. [1/2 definitions] |
| pouch |
a natural pocket of skin, esp. one on the abdomen of a female marsupial that is used to hold and carry young. [1/6 definitions] |
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