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- Dictionarymarsupial/mɑːˈs(j)uːpɪəl/
noun
- 1. a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. Marsupials are found chiefly in Australia and New Guinea, and also in America.
adjective
- 1. relating to the marsupials.
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Marsupial. Appearance. This article is about the mammals. For frogs, see Marsupial frog. Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas.
a type of mammal from Australasia or South or Central America that is not completely developed when it is born and is carried around in a pouch (= a body part like a pocket) on the mother's body, where it is fed and protected until it is completely developed: Marsupials include koalas, possums, and kangaroos.
Jun 8, 2024 · Marsupial, any of more than 250 species belonging to the infraclass Metatheria (sometimes called Marsupialia), a mammalian group characterized by premature birth and continued development of the newborn while attached to the nipples in a pouch on the mother’s lower belly.
The meaning of MARSUPIAL is any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young.
noun. any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
The most famous marsupial is the kangaroo, but there are many others, such as wallabies, opossums, koalas, and wombats. What makes marsupials different from primates or rodents (who are also mammals) is that the mothers have pouches to hold their young.
a type of mammal from Australasia or South or Central America that is not completely developed when it is born and is carried around in a pouch (= a body part like a pocket) on the mother's body, where it is fed and protected until it is completely developed: Marsupials include koalas, possums, and kangaroos.
A marsupial is a mammal that belongs to the infraclass Metatheria, which is sometimes called Marsupialia. There are more than 250 marsupial species. Marsupials are characterized by premature birth and continued development of the newborn while attached to the nipples on the mother’s lower belly.
noun. 1. any mammal of the order Marsupialia, in which the young are born in an immature state and continue development in the marsupium.
noun. /mɑrˈsupiəl/ enlarge image. any animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin (called apouch) on the mother's stomach. kangaroos, koalas, and opossums are marsupials. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
