Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

    су́мчатыйsúmčatyj

    су́мчастийsúmčastyj

  2. Of or relating to a marsupium.

    the marsupial bones

    of or relating to the marsupials

Examples

23 sentences
  1. The best known Australian marsupials are kangaroos and koalas.

  2. Both kangaroos and opossums are marsupials.

    ruИ кенгуру, и опоссумы - сумчатые. — marafon

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  3. Kangaroos, wallabies and koalas are marsupials.

    ruКенгуру, валлаби и коалы относятся к сумчатым. — Balamax

    deKänguruhs, Wallabys und Koalas sind Beuteltiere. — Waldelfe

  4. The furry marsupials live in trees.

  5. Did flying marsupials used to exist?

    ruСуществовали ли летучие сумчатые? — Wezel

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a marsupial:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or pertaining to a marsupial:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin marsūpial, from marsūpiālis (“of a purse”) and marsūpium (“purse, pouc

Borrowed from Latin marsūpial, from marsūpiālis (“of a purse”) and marsūpium (“purse, pouch”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”).

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Forms

more marsupial, most marsupial
Comparativemore marsupial Lesson
Superlativemost marsupial Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmarsupium

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
marsupial — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto