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[mahr-soo-pee-uh
l] 
–noun
| 1. | 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
| 2. | pertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the marsupials. |
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| mar·su·pi·al (mär-sōō'pē-əl) n. Any of various nonplacental mammals of the order Marsupialia, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas. adj.
[From marsupium.] |
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Marsupial
Mar*su"pi*al\, a. [Cf. F. marsupial.]1. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. 2. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. Marsupial frog. (Zo["o]l.) See Nototrema.Marsupial
Mar*su"pi*al\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Marsupialia.
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Language Translation for : marsupial
Spanish:
marsupial,
German:
das Beuteltier; Beuteltier-…,
Japanese:
有袋類 (の)
marsupial
1696, from Mod.L. marsupialis "having a pouch," coined from L.L. marsupium "pouch, purse," L. marsuppium, from Gk. marsipion, dim. of marsipos "pouch," of foreign, possibly oriental, origin.
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marsupial (mär-s 'pē-əl) Pronunciation Key
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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