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marsupial
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mar·su·pi·al  (mär-sp-l)
n.
Any of various nonplacental mammals of the order Marsupialia, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas.
adj.
1. Of or belonging to the order Marsupialia.
2. Of or relating to a marsupium.

[From marsupium.]

marsupial [mar-soop-ee-al]
Noun
a mammal, such as a kangaroo or an opossum, the female of which carries her babies in a pouch at the front of her body until they reach a mature state
Adjective
of or like a marsupial [Latin marsupium purse]

marsupial  (mär-sp-l)
Any of various mammals of the order Marsupialia, whose young are very undeveloped when born and continue developing outside their mother's body attached to one of her nipples. Most marsupials have longer hindlegs than forelimbs, and the females usually have pouches in which they carry their young. Kangaroos, opossums, and koalas are marsupials.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marsupialmarsupial - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
metatherian - primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
Marsupialia, order Marsupialia - coextensive with the subclass Metatheria
possum, opossum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
opossum rat - terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
bandicoot - any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
kangaroo - any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
opossum, phalanger, possum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
wombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
marsupial mole, Notoryctus typhlops, pouched mole - small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
Adj.1.marsupial - of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals"

marsupial
Translations
marsupial [mɑːˈsuːpɪəl] adj, nmarsupial m

marsupial [mɑːˈsuːpɪəl] adjmarsupial(e)
nmarsupial m

marsupial [mɑːˈsuːpɪəl] nBeuteltier nt

marsupial [mɑːˈsuːpɪəl] adj, nmarsupiale (m)

marsupial
n / adj marsupial [maːˈsjuːpiəl]
(an animal) having a pouch in which to carry its young The kangaroo is a marsupial. buideldier جِرابي، حيوان من الجِرابيّات двуотробен vačnatec; vačnatý pungdyr das Beuteltier; Beuteltier-... μαρσιποφόρο marsupial kukkurloom جانور کیسه دار pussieläin marsupial חַייַת כִּיס धानी प्राणी s tobolcem erszényes binatang berkantung pokadÿr marsupiale 有袋類 (の) 유대 동물(의) sterblinis (gyvūnas) somainis binatang berkantung buideldier pungdyr; pung- torbacz marsupial mar­su­pial сумчатое vačkatec; vačkatý vrečar torbar pungdjur สัตว์มีกระเป๋าหน้าท้องเลี้ยงลูกจำพวก Marsupialia; เกี่ยวกับสัตว์ที่มีกระเป๋าหน้าท้อง keseli (hayvan) 有袋的(動物) сумчастий کیسہ دار ممالیوں میں سے کوئی، جیسے کنگارو thú có túi


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