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Marsupial is the term given to any mammal of the order Marsupialia whose young are born in an immature state and continue development in the "marsupium" (or pouch). Marsupial is derived from the Latin "Marsupium" for purse, which comes from the Greek Marsupion.
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What is the name of a hopping marsupial from Australia?
the name of a hopping marsupial from australia is a kangaroo
What origin is the name marsupial?
Marsupial comes from the Latin word marsupium, which means pouch.
What is the name of the only marsupial to inhabit the US?
Opossum - this marsupial is not related to the possum which is native to Australia.
What name of a marsupial begins with the letter A?
The marsupial is an "antechinus", which is a small pouched animal like a mouse or shrew.
What group does a wombat come from?
A wombat is in the marsupial order Diprotodontia.
Karkarratul is a marsupial it is blind and lives underground?
Karkarratul is the proper name for the Northern Marsupial Mole of Australia. It is a burrowing marsupial, spending most of its time underground, and it is blind.
What is the baby bilby's name?
A baby bilby is called a joey. The bilby is a marsupial, and all marsupial young are known as joeys.
Name a Marsupial beginning with B?
* bilby * bandicoot
What is another name for the pouch?
A marsupial's pouch is the marsupium.
A marsupial whose name means you do not understand?
It is a popular misconception that the word "kangaroo" is an Aboriginal word meaning "I don't understand you". However, this is a myth. No marsupial's name means "do not understand".
What does the name bandicoot mean?
A bandicoot is a small ratlike marsupial.
What is the familiar name to most common American marsupial?
The Oppossum.
