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  1. Marsupial - the name of an %F,10,..\h\order%order of 
  2. %F,10,..\h\mammal%mammals. Marsupials give birth to 
  3. tiny, underdeveloped young, which 
  4. usually crawl into the mother's 
  5. pouch immediately after birth, 
  6. attach themselves firmly to a 
  7. nipple, and stay there, growing and 
  8. developing for a month or two before 
  9. leaving the pouch.
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