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Definition of Order marsupialia
1. Noun. Coextensive with the subclass Metatheria.
Exact synonyms: Marsupialia
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Metatheria, Subclass Metatheria
Member holonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal, Didelphidae, Family Didelphidae, Caenolestidae, Family Caenolestidae, Family Peramelidae, Peramelidae, Family Macropodidae, Macropodidae, Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae, Family Vombatidae, Vombatidae, Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae, Family Notoryctidae, Notoryctidae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Metatheria, Subclass Metatheria
Member holonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal, Didelphidae, Family Didelphidae, Caenolestidae, Family Caenolestidae, Family Peramelidae, Peramelidae, Family Macropodidae, Macropodidae, Family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae, Family Vombatidae, Vombatidae, Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae, Family Notoryctidae, Notoryctidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Marsupialia
Literary usage of Order marsupialia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Histological Series Contained by John Quekett (1855)
"Order MARSUPIALIA. Bd 8. A transverse section of the femur of a Kangaroo, Macropus
major, which in its minute structure very closely resembles the bones of ..."
2. Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy: Comprising Such Terms in Botany by William Humble (1843)
"Having a pouch; belonging to the order Marsupialia. ... The order Marsupialia
contains many genera, both herbivorous and carnivorous. ..."