English
Etymology
Latin marsupium, marsuppium, �pouch, purse�, from Greek μα��ί��ιον (marsippion; variously spelled), diminutive of μά��ι��ο� italbrac|marsippos �bag, pouch� + -al.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/m���su�pi�l/, SAMPA|/mA:"su:pi@l/
(General American|US) IPA|/m�ɹ�su�pi�l/, SAMPA|/mAr"su:pi@l/
Hyphenation: mar·su·pial
Noun
en-noun
- Any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy.eg. kangaroo
Translations
Bosnian: torbar#Bosnian|torbar m
Catalan: marsupial m
Chinese: ����, ���� (you3 dai4 dong4wu4)
Croatian: tobol�ar m
Czech: va�natec m
Danish: pungdyr g|Danish
Dutch: buideldier n
Esperanto: marsupiulo
Finnish: pussieläin
French: marsupial m
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German: Beuteltier n
Hebrew: ���ת ��ס f
Hungarian: erszényes
Latin: marsupial n
Lithuanian: sterblinis m
Serbian:
Related terms
Marsupialia
marsupium
Adjective
marsupial
- Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
Translations
Bosnian: torbarski#Bosnian|torbarski m
Croatian: tobol�arski m
Latin: marsupialis
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Serbian:
Catalan
Noun
marsupial (plural: marsupials)
- marsupial
French
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /ma�.sy.pjal/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /maR.sy.pjal/
Noun
marsupial (plural: marsupiaux)
- marsupial
fr:marsupial
io:marsupial
la:marsupial
pl:marsupial
ru:marsupial
fi:marsupial
vi:marsupial
zh:marsupial
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