Etymology

metatherian

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Today it means: Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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Metatheria + -an

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.
  • from 19th c. A member of the infraclass Metatheria.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.