marsupial
[mahr-soo-pee-uh l]
noun
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.
adjective
pertaining to, resembling, or having a marsupium.
of or relating to the marsupials.
Origin of marsupial
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These countries are, in fact, the head-quarters of the marsupial animals.
"Not even the marsupial lion, Bram," grinned Dodd, undismayed.
Mr. Newman suggests that they were "marsupial bats" (Zoologist, p. 129).
OmphalosPhilip Henry Gosse
There are "marsupial" or epipubic bones attached to the pelvis.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
This was the region of gigantic fowls, and of marsupial quadrupeds.
The Romance of Natural History, Second SeriesPhilip Henry Gosse
marsupial
noun
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Word Origin for marsupial
C17: see marsupium
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