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marsupial
mar·su·pi·al M0124800 (mär-so͞o′pē-əl)n. Any of various nonplacental mammals of the infraclass Metatheria, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas, and typically bearing young that suckle and develop after birth in the mother's pouch. These species were formerly placed in the order Marsupialia.adj.1. Of or belonging to the infraclass Metatheria.2. Relating to or having a marsupium.
[From marsupium.]marsupial (mɑːˈsjuːpɪəl; -ˈsuː-) n (Animals) 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 kangaroosadj1. (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Marsupialia2. (Zoology) of or relating to a marsupium[C17: see marsupium] marsupialian, marˈsupian n, adjmar•su•pi•al (mɑrˈsu pi əl)
n. 1. any animal of the order Marsupialia, comprising mammals having no placenta and bearing immature young that complete their development in a pouch on the mother's abdomen: opossums, kangaroos, and others. adj. 2. pertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium. 3. of or pertaining to the marsupials. [1690–1700; < New Latin marsupiālis pertaining to a pouch] mar·su·pi·al (mär-so͞o′pē-əl) Any of various mammals 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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  marsupial - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carriedpouched mammalmetatherian - primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the AmericasMarsupialia, order Marsupialia - coextensive with the subclass Metatheriapossum, opossum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South Americaopossum rat - terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrewsbandicoot - any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorouskangaroo - any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tailopossum, phalanger, possum - small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tailswombat - burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badgerdasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmaniamarsupial mole, Notoryctus typhlops, pouched mole - small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole | | Adj. | 1. | marsupial - of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals" |
marsupialMarsupials bandicoot, bilby, rabbit bandicoot, or dalgyte, boongary, burramys, cuscus, dasyure, flying phalanger or glider, honey mouse or phalanger, kangaroo, koala (bear) or (Austral.) native bear, marsupial mole, marsupial mouse, opossum or possum, pademelon or paddymelon, quokka, rat kangaroo, sugar glider, tammar, Tasmanian devil, thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, or Tasmanian tiger, tree kangaroo, tuan, wallaby, wallaroo, wombat, yapokTranslationsmarsupial (maːˈsjuːpiəl) noun, adjective (an animal) having a pouch in which to carry its young. The kangaroo is a marsupial. 有袋的(動物) 有袋的（动物） marsupial
marsupial (märso͞o`pēəl), member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossumsopossum
, name for several marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Didelphidae, native to Central and South America, with one species extending N to the United States.
..... Click the link for more information. and an obscure S American family (Caenolestidae), marsupials are now found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and a few adjacent islands. They are generally distinguished from placental mammals by the absence of a placenta connecting the embryo with its mother, although in a few forms the female has a rudimentary placenta that functions for a short time. The embryo is nourished during its brief gestation by a fluid secreted by the mother's uterus. The young are born in a very undeveloped state; at birth the great gray kangarookangaroo,
name for a variety of hopping marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Macropodidae, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. The term is applied especially to the large kangaroos of the genus Macropus.
..... Click the link for more information. is about 1 in. (2.5 cm) long and the opossum about 1 1-2 in. (3.8 cm) long. Immediately after birth the young crawl to the mother's nipples and remain attached to them while continuing their development. As they are still too helpless to suckle, milk is squirted into them by the periodic contraction of muscles over the mother's mammary glands. In nearly all marsupials the female's nipples are covered by a pouch, or marsupium, formed by a fold of abdominal skin. Even after the suckling stage the young return at times to the pouch for shelter and transportation. In many species the young are carried on the mother's back after the suckling stage. In addition to having a less efficient reproductive system than the placental mammals, marsupials are of generally lower intelligence. Marsupials were once widespread over the earth, but were displaced in most regions as the more successful placental mammals evolved. The Australian region, which has been isolated from contact with other regions since the Cretaceous period, had almost no native placental mammals, and the marsupials were able to continue their evolution there without competition. They underwent an adaptive radiationadaptive radiation,
in biology, the evolution of an ancestral species, which was adapted to a particular way of life, into many diverse species, each adapted to a different habitat.
..... Click the link for more information. in Australia comparable to that of placental mammals in the rest of the world, evolving many forms that superficially resemble various placental mammals and fill the same ecological niches. Thus, there are animals known as Tasmanian wolves (see thylacinethylacine
or Tasmanian wolf,
carnivorous marsupial, or pouched mammal, of New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania, presumed extinct since 1936. The thylacine is often cited as an example of convergent evolution: It was superficially quite similar to a wolf or dog, although
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, name for several small, predatory marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Dasyuridea, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Typical dasyures, known in Australia as native cats, are furry animals with large eyes, pointed snouts, and long tails.
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small marsupial mammal native to Australia and nearby islands. There are 19 species in eight genera. Bandicoots have long, pointed, shrewlike faces; gray or brown fur; and long, bushy, ratlike tails. They range in size from that of a rat to that of a rabbit.
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, small marsupial, of SW Australia, also known as the marsupial anteater. The numbat, Myrmecobius fasciatus, resembles a squirrel in size and general appearance, but is adapted for eating insects, with a pointed snout and a long, cylindrical tongue covered with a
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, any of the numerous and varied marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Phalangeridae, found in Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Many are somewhat like squirrels in appearance.
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extremely voracious marsupial, or pouched mammal, of the dasyure family, now found only on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisi, formerly found also in Australia, is about 2 ft (60 cm) long, excluding the 12-in. (30-cm) tail.
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shy marsupial of Australia and Tasmania, related to the koala. The wombat is a thick-set animal with a large head, short legs (giving it a shuffling gait), and a very short tail. It is about 3 ft (91.5 cm) long.
..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See H. Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials (1973); A. K. Lee and A. Cockburn, Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials (1985). marsupial[mär′sü·pē·əl] (vertebrate zoology) A member of the Marsupialia. Having a marsupium. Of, pertaining to, or constituting a marsupium. marsupial 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 marsupial
mar·su·pi·al (mar-sū'pē-ăl), 1. A member of the order Marsupalia, which includes such mammals as kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, and opossums, the female of which has an abdominal pouch for carrying the young. 2. Of or pertaining to marsupials. [L. marsupium, a pouch] marsupial (mär-so͞o′pē-əl)n. Any of various nonplacental mammals of the infraclass Metatheria, including kangaroos, opossums, bandicoots, and wombats, found principally in Australia and the Americas, and typically bearing young that suckle and develop after birth in the mother's pouch. These species were formerly placed in the order Marsupialia.adj.1. Of or belonging to the infraclass Metatheria.2. Relating to or having a marsupium.marsupial adjective Referring to a pouch.
noun Any pouched mammal of the order Marsupialia.marsupial any member of the subclass Marsupialia (also called Didelphia or Metatheria) containing mammals characterized by the absence of a placenta and the presence of a pouch to which the young, born in an undeveloped state, migrate during early development. The pouch contains the mammary glands, which vary in number between species, and the young complete their development here. The group was at one time widespread, but now is restricted to Australasia and South America. In Australasia, marsupials, free from competition from EUTHERIAN (placental) mammals, have radiated to occupy most niches elsewhere occupied by placental forms.marsupial
Synonyms for marsupialnoun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carriedSynonymsRelated Words- metatherian
- Marsupialia
- order Marsupialia
- possum
- opossum
- opossum rat
- bandicoot
- kangaroo
- phalanger
- wombat
- dasyurid
- dasyurid marsupial
- marsupial mole
- Notoryctus typhlops
- pouched mole
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