metatherian

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adjective

Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivemetatherian (comparative more metatherian, superlative most metatherian)

comparative more metatherian · superlative most metatherian

  1. biologyBelonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials.First known use 19th c.
nounmetatherian (plural metatherians)

plural metatherians

  1. biologyA member of the infraclass Metatheria.First known use 19th c.

    The pouched metatherians, the progenitors of marsupials, used to be common all over North America.

    2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 102

Origin

Metatheria + -an

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APA

metatherian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatherian

MLA

“metatherian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatherian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatherian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatherian.

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