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Pertaining to the pia mater.

Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium. Dana.

The act of espying; notice; discovery. Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron.

Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.

A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the yo…

One of the Marsupialia.

Microscopic. [R.] Berkeley.

partaking of, the nature and use of a participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. Lowth.

To form into, or put in the form of, a participle. [R.]

In the sense or manner of a participle.

Of or pertaining to a pericarp.

Elementary. [Obs.] Bacon.

Of or pertaining to rupia.

A spy; a scout. [Obs.] Bacon.

Same as Troupial.

s and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America. [Written also troopial.]

lla, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel).

As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or animated.

A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania.

A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus Bettongia; the jerboa kangaroo.