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marsupial
[ mahr-soo-pee-uhl ]
noun
- any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
adjective
- pertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium.
- of or relating to the marsupials.
marsupial
/ mɑːˈsjuːpɪəl; -ˈsuː-; -ˌsuː-; mɑːˌsjuːpɪˈeɪlɪən /
noun
- any mammal of the order Marsupialia, in which the young are born in an immature state and continue development in the marsupium. The order occurs mainly in Australia and South and Central America and includes the opossums, bandicoots, koala, wombats, and kangaroos
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Marsupialia
- of or relating to a marsupium
marsupial
/ mär-so̅o̅′pē-əl /
- 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.
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Derived Forms
- marsupialian, nounadjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marsupial1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of marsupial1
C17: see marsupium
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Example Sentences
There are three kinds of didelphic or marsupial animals on the coast.
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The pelvis, it is true, is furnished with marsupial bones, but these animals possess no pouch.
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It is digitigrade: it has five toes on the fore, and four toes on its hinder feet; its marsupial bones are simply rudimental.
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In Australia we find marsupial forms as at the present day; but they were gigantic in comparison with the latter.
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It was associated with correspondingly large marsupial mammals, now also extinct.
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