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Meaning of marsupial

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

marsupial

Pronunciation:/mɑː.ˈsuː.pi.əl//mɑɹ.ˈsu.pi.əl/

noun

Definitions

  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 opossum.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

  2. Of or relating to a marsupium.

    Example: the marsupial bones