Marsupialia (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the subclass Metatheria.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The infraclass Marsupialia is coextensive with the subclass Metatheria, encompassing a wide range of pouched mammals.
- The group Marsupialia is often used interchangeably with Metatheria in scientific literature to refer to the diverse set of marsupial species.
- All members of the infraclass Marsupialia, synonymous with the subclass Metatheria, possess a unique reproductive characteristic.
- In biological classification, the term Marsupialia is used synonymously with Metatheria to denote the subclass of mammals that give birth to underdeveloped young.
- The infraclass Marsupialia, equivalent to the subclass Metatheria, consists of various marsupial orders, including Diprotodontia and Peramelemorphia.