MARSUPIAL


Meaning of MARSUPIAL in English

[ mα:'su:pɪəl ]

■ noun a mammal of an order (Marsupialia) whose young are born incompletely developed and are carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly.

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'resembling a pouch'): from mod. L. ~is , via L. from Gk marsupion (see marsupium ).

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