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

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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