Metatheria

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “changed”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”).

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Metatheria

  1. A taxonomic infraclass within the class Mammalia – marsupials and the extinct species more closely related to the marsupials than to placentals.

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