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Definition of marsupial bone in English:

marsupial bone

noun

  • Either of the two prepubic or epipubic bones extending forward from the anterior edge of the pelvis into the abdominal wall of marsupials, monotremes, and certain multituberculates.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Parkinson (1755–1824), surgeon and palaeontologist.