English

Noun

marsupial ‎(plural marsupials)

1. 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.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:marsupial

Derived terms

Translations

Related terms

• Marsupialia
• marsupialoid
• marsupium

See also

• Category:Marsupials

Adjective

marsupial ‎(comparative more marsupial, superlative most marsupial)

1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
   • 1892, The American naturalist‎, page 125:

     Showing that this animal is marsupial, consists of the following characters.

   • 1952, The Motor‎, page 520:

     It seemed to me, meandering around Earls Court, that motors should be more marsupial.

   • 2002, Fiction Fix: First Injection, page 58:

     But there's this pouch just below my belly button, very marsupial, where the kangaroo lives.

2. (anatomy) Of or relating to a marsupium.

   the marsupial bones

Translations

Catalan

Noun

marsupial m ‎(plural marsupials)

1. marsupial

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.sy.pjal/

Noun

marsupial m ‎(plural marsupiaux)

1. marsupial

Portuguese

Noun

marsupial m (plural marsupiais)

1. marsupial (mammal species whose females have a pouch to carry the offspring)

Adjective

marsupial m, f ‎(plural marsupiais, comparable)

1. marsupial (of or relating to marsupials)

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin marsūpialis, from Latin marsūpium "pouch", from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον ‎(marsíppion). More at marsupio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma̠ɾsuˈpja̠l/

Adjective

marsupial m, f ‎(plural marsupiales)

1. marsupial

Noun

marsupial m ‎(plural marsupiales)

1. marsupial

Related terms

• marsupio