marsupial
Syllables: mar·su·pial/mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/US/mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/
marsupial noun: 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.
Noun
marsupial (plural marsupials)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- marsupian, marsupiate
Adjective
marsupial (comparative more marsupial, superlative most marsupial)
- Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
- Showing that this animal is marsupial, consists of the following characters.1892, The American naturalist, page 125
- It seemed to me, meandering around Earls Court, that motors should be more marsupial.1952, The Motor, page 520
- Of or relating to a marsupium.
- the marsupial bones
marsupial meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Malay
marsupial in Tamil
- வயிற்றில் பையுடைய பாலூட்டி இனம், பைம்மா இனம், பைம்மாவினம், பைம்மாவினத்தைச் சார்ந்த, பை போன்ற
marsupial in Bengali
- থলিতুল্য, থলিসংক্রান্ত
marsupial in Arabic
- mammal of which the female typically has a pouch
- جِرَابِيّ jirābiyy, جِرَاب jirāb
marsupial in Malay
- mammal of which the female typically has a pouch
- marsupial, binatang marsupial, haiwan marsupial
- of or pertaining to a marsupial
- marsupial
More languagesFewer languages
- marsupial in Vietnamese
- thú có túi
Examples of marsupial in a sentence
- The pouched metatherians, the progenitors of marsupials, used to be common all over North America.
- Pademelons are small kangaroo-like marsupials that prefer solitary nocturnal life in the rainforest.
- It's a whodunit involving the woylie, the marsupial poster-child for recovery programs involving endangered animals.
Synonyms of marsupial
Forms of marsupial
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | marsupials |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more marsupial |
| superlative | most marsupial |
Origin of marsupial
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”).
Words formed from marsupial
Phrases with marsupial
Questions about marsupial
- What does marsupial mean?
- Marsupial means 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.
- What is marsupial in Tamil?
- Marsupial in Tamil is வயிற்றில் பையுடைய பாலூட்டி இனம், பைம்மா இனம், பைம்மாவினம். See Marsupial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is marsupial?
- Marsupial can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce marsupial?
- Marsupial is pronounced /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of marsupial?
- The plural of marsupial is marsupials.
Words near marsupial in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: marsupial (page history and authors); marsupial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); marsupial (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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