Meaning of MARSUPIAL
| Pronunciation: | | mâr'soopeeul
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- [n] mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
- [adj] of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals"
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| | Synonyms: | | pouched mammal |
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| | See Also: | | bandicoot, dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial, kangaroo, marsupial mole, Marsupialia, metatherian, Notoryctus typhlops, opossum, opossum rat, order Marsupialia, phalanger, possum, pouched mole, wombat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mar*su"pi*al\, a. [Cf. F. marsupial.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young;
of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
2. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as,
the marsupial bones.
{Marsupial frog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Nototrema}.
\Mar*su"pi*al\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Marsupialia.
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| | Related Terms: | | amphibian, aquatic, biped, camerated, canine, cannibal, capsular, carnivore, cellular, cetacean, chordate, cosmopolite, cystic, feline, gnawer, herbivore, insectivore, invertebrate, locular, mammal, mammalian, marsupialian, omnivore, primate, quadruped, reptile, rodent, ruminant, saccular, scavenger, siliquose, ungulate, varmint, vascular, vermin, vertebrate, vesicular |
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