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

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