What is "marsupial" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does marsupial mean in English? Meaning of marsupial definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "marsupial" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "marsupial": mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

Noun

  • Meaning: mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
  • Synonyms: marsupial pouched mammal
  • Hyponyms: bandicoot dasyurid dasyurid marsupial kangaroo marsupial mole notoryctus typhlops opossum opossum rat phalanger possum pouched mole wombat
  • Hypernyms: metatherian
  • Pronunciation in US: /mɑɹˈsuːpiəl/

    Hyphenation: mar‧su‧pial

    Meaning of "marsupial": of or relating to the marsupials

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to the marsupials
  • Example: marsupial animals
  • Synonyms: marsupial
  • Pronunciation in US: /mɑɹˈsuːpiəl/

    Hyphenation: mar‧su‧pial

  • Adjective: A mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala, or else pouchless members of the Marsupialia like the shrew opposum.
  • Synonyms:

    wombat, koala, kangaroo, possum, opossum, wallaby, bandicoot, euro,

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