Metatheria

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

Metatheria

  1. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Theria – the marsupials and the extinct species more closely related to the marsupials than to humans or rodents.

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