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Caenolestoidea

plural noun
Cae·​no·​les·​toi·​dea

Definition of Caenolestoidea

: a superfamily of diprotodont marsupials comprising the opossum rats and extinct related forms

First Known Use of Caenolestoidea

1910, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Caenolestoidea

New Latin, from Caenolestes, type genus + -oidea

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