marsupial

mär-ˈsü-pē-əl 4 syllables very rare

  1. noun.any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young

  2. adjective.of, relating to, or being a marsupial

  3. adjective.of, relating to, or forming a marsupium

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from the base of New Latin Marsupialia, order name, from neuter plural of marsūpiālis "of a pouch," from marsūpium "pouch, " + -ālis.

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