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marsupial

mar·su·pial

UK/mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/ US/mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the marsupials

  • “marsupial animals”

noun

1.

mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

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From Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”); with English -al.

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