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Metatheria
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc μετά changed + grc θηρίον beast.
Proper noun
infraclass class Mammalia marsupials and the extinct species more closely related to the marsupials than to placentals
Usage notes
Almost synonymous with Marsupialia infraclass
Hypernyms
infraclass ; Theria subclass subclass
Hyponyms
infraclass Ameridelphia superorder, Australidelphia superorder superorders
Dasyuromorphia order, Didelphimorphia order, Diprotodontia order, Microbiotheria order, Notoryctemorphia order, Paucituberculata order, Peramelemorphia order orders
Coordinate terms
infraclass Eutheria infraclass
References
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