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from The Century Dictionary.

  • One of five sections in Owen's classification of marsupials, including those which feed on roots. The wombat is a characteristic example.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.

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