marsupial
A mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch…A mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears the young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
» The best known Australian marsupials are kangaroos and koalas.
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1 sensesA mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears the young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
Beuteltier
су́мчатыйsúmčatyj
су́мчастийsúmčastyj
- mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
Examples
23 sentencesThe best known Australian marsupials are kangaroos and koalas.
Both kangaroos and opossums are marsupials.
ruИ кенгуру, и опоссумы - сумчатые. — marafon
Kangaroos, wallabies and koalas are marsupials.
ruКенгуру, валлаби и коалы относятся к сумчатым. — Balamax
deKänguruhs, Wallabys und Koalas sind Beuteltiere. — Waldelfe
The furry marsupials live in trees.
Did flying marsupials used to exist?
ruСуществовали ли летучие сумчатые? — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin marsūpial, from marsūpiālis (“of a purse”) and marsūpium (“purse, poucBorrowed 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
plural: marsupials| Singular | marsupial |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried:pouched mammal