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marsupial

[mahr-soo-pee-uhl] / mɑrˈsu pi əl /


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Costing A$136,000, the artwork represents a mythical megafauna, with the sculpture's designers inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was "massive, lumbering and fascinating".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Staff at Hobart Airport in Australia's Tasmania state said the disoriented marsupial was spotted among the stuffed toys on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

A previously unknown species of native bushland marsupial, closely related to the kangaroo, has been identified through new research.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2025

In recent years, scientists have aimed to clone the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, an extinct marsupial.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

“Frank Zhang has moves. He’s probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan