metatherian

(adjective)

belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials

Related Terms

  • eutherian

Examples of metatherian in the following topics:

  • Living Mammals

    • Living mammals can be classified in three subclasses: eutherian, metatherians and monotremes.
    • Living mammals can be classified into three major classes: eutherians, monotremes, and metatherians.
    • The eutherians, or placental mammals, and the metatherians, or marsupials, together comprise the clade of therian mammals.
  • Evolution of Mammals

    • Later, the eutherian and metatherian lineages separated.
    • Metatherians are the animals more closely related to the marsupials, while eutherians are those more closely related to the placentals.
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