MARSUPIAL

marsupial

(adjective) of or relating to the marsupials; “marsupial animals”

marsupial, pouched mammal

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

marsupial (plural marsupials)

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.

Hyponyms

• See also marsupial

Adjective

marsupial (comparative more marsupial, superlative most marsupial)

Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

(anatomy) Of or relating to a marsupium.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mar*su"pi*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. marsupial.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.

2. (Anat. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. Marsupial frog. (Zoöl.) See Nototrema.

Mar*su"pi*al, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Marsupialia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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