perameloid
/pɛrəˈmiːlɔɪd/Zoology
adjective
Originally: resembling a marsupial of the family Peramelidae. Later: of, relating to, or designating marsupials of the superfamily Perameloidea, which includes Peramelidae and related families.
noun
A perameloid marsupial.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Perameles Perameles + -oid. In later use after scientific Latin Perameloidea, superfamily name.