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A division of Mammalia including those that have a placenta, or all the orders above the marsupials.

agineæ) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.

The state of being poachy; marshiness.

A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies. -- Po*eph"a*gous, a.

A stone marked with dendrites and black lines, and so disposed as to represent rivers, marshes, etc.

A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.

Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome and Naples. [Written also Pomptine.]

Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or the wombat.

A dike a marsh or fen. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

One of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridæ) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.

their pieces are treated with contempt. Washington. The war had progressed for some time. Marshall.

ormerly the dish first eaten. [Obs.] Johnson. (b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.] Mars, that still protects the stout, In pudding time came to his aid. Hudibras.

Tending to compel; compulsory. [R.] "The pulsive strain of conscience." Marston.

The limit or scope of a statute; the whole extent of its intention or provisions. Marshall. Profanations within the purview of several statutes. Bacon.

Putrefied. [Obs.] What vermin bred of putrifacted slime. Marston.

Putrid. [Obs.] Marston.

The marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat.

A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground. Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.

Somewhat raw. [R.] Marston.