单词 | marsupial |
释义 | marsupial /mahr sooh"pee euhl/ n. 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. adj. 2. pertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium. 3. of or pertaining to the marsupials. [1690-1700; < NL marsupialis pertaining to a pouch. See MARSUPIUM, -AL1] |
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