marsupial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to the marsupials

   Marsupial animals.

2. 2
   adj

   Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

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

3. 3
   adj

   Of or relating to a marsupium.

   The marsupial bones.

4. 4
   noun

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

Common collocations

• marsupial mouse Adjective + noun

From Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”); with English -al.

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