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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•su•pi•al /mɑrˈsupiəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammalsan animal that gives birth to immature young that complete their development in a pouch on the mother's abdomen:Marsupials include opossums and kangaroos.
adj. [before a noun] - Mammalsof or relating to the marsupials.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•su•pi•al (mär so̅o̅′pē əl),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany 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.
adj. - Mammalspertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium.
- Mammalsof or pertaining to the marsupials.
- Neo-Latin marsupiālis pertaining to a pouch. See marsupium, -al1
- 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marsupial /mɑːˈsjuːpɪəl -ˈsuː-/ n - 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
adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Marsupialia
- of or relating to a marsupium
Etymology: 17th Century: see marsupium |