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marsupial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/ (US)
• audio
• /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
   • Showing that this animal is marsupial, consists of the following characters. 1892, The American naturalist, page 125:
   • But there's this pouch just below my belly button, very marsupial, where the kangaroo lives. 2002, Fiction Fix: First Injection, page 58:
   • It seemed to me, meandering around Earls Court, that motors should be more marsupial. 1952, The Motor, page 520:
2. Of or relating to a marsupium.
   • the marsupial bones

Forms

Translations (23)

la marsupialis (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · uk су́мчастий (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · be су́мчаты (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · es marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · gl marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · af buidel (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · is pokadýr (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ms marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · sh torbarski (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · be то́рбачкавы (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · kk қалталы (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · cy bolgodog (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · mk торбарски (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ka ჩანთოსნური (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · pt marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ast marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · it marsupiale (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ca marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · sh торбарски (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ru су́мчатый (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · ro marsupial (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · fi pussieläin- (of or pertaining to a marsupial) · bg двуутробен (of or pertaining to a marsupial)

marsupial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/ (US)
• audio
• /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

marsupial mole · intramarsupial · marsupialisation · marsupialization · marsupial frog · marsupial lion · marsupialize · marsupial mouse · marsupial bone

Hypernyms

metatherian · mammal

Hyponyms

quoll · dunnart · quokka · Tasmanian tiger · nabarlek · wallaroo · Tasmanian devil · koala · monjon · potoroo · triok · wombat · boodie · pademelon · woylie · wallaby · tenkile · dingiso · cuscus · kangaroo · bettong · opossum · numbat · bilby · glider · bandicoot

Relateds

marsupialoid · marsupium · Marsupialia · :Category:Marsupials

Synonyms

marsupiate · marsupian · marsupial

Translations (58)

io marsupialo (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · pdt Biedeltia (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sh тоболчар (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · uk су́мчастий (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · fo pungdýr (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · fr marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · nb pungdyr (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · kk қалталы (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · cmn 有袋動物 /有袋动物 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · de Beuteltier (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · lt sterblinis (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ca marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · be су́мчаты (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · he חיית כיס (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · tr keseli hayvan (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ms haiwan marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ja 有袋類 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · nv bizaʼazis hólónígíí (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · eo marsupiulo (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ka ჩანთოსანი (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sh torbar (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · cmn 有袋類 /有袋类 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ms binatang marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ja 有袋動物 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · nn pungdyr (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · gl marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sh tobolčar (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · es didelfo (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · it marsupiale (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · fi pussieläin (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · cy bolgodog (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · mk торбар (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · nl buideldier (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ko 육아 낭이 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · is pokadýr (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ru су́мчатый (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · da pungdyr (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · hy պարկավոր (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sl vrečar (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ro marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ar جِرَاب (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ar جِرَابِيّ (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · vi thú có túi (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · es marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · pt marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sv pungdjur (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ko 유대류 (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ms marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · af buideldier (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · hu erszényes (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · cs vačnatec (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · pl torbacz (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · la marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · sh торбар (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · mn уутат амьтан (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · chr ᎹᏑᏈᏯᎵ (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · ast marsupial (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) · be то́рбачкавы (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch)