marsupial bone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of marsupial bone
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The strata of the Wealden, although of a later date than the oolite of Stonesfield, and although filled with the remains of large reptiles, both terrestrial and aquatic, have not yielded as yet a single marsupial bone.
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