marsupial
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- adjective
- /mɑrˈsuːpiəl/
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marsupial
- Creation theory has an equal and even more plausible explanation for the seeming anomaly of marsupial concentration and exclusivity of Australia in the present and past, as indicated by the fossil record.
- marsupial mammals
- placental and marsupial
The process of sperm storage is critical to the marsupial species known as Antikinus.
- The process of sperm storage is critical to the marsupial species known as Antikinus.
- Imagine a marsupial style in Australia.
Examples
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The marsupial mammary gland is the primary site for nutrient exchange between mother and infant.
Blog text (26) -
There are koala bears, which are not really bears, and marsupial tigers.
Fiction book (2001) -
This all leads to the seeming anomaly of Australia with its exclusive marsupial fauna.
Blog text (18) -
Only the marsupial mole, same as the placental mole elsewhere, hints at the common adaptations after the flood.
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Nevertheless, New Zealand should have evolved other species as functional equivalents of placental mammals, just as Australia evolved big carnivorous lizards and marsupial mice as its own equivalents.
Academic text (1990) -
This cloth is called an akilab, suggesting the way in which the offspring of the opossum cling to their mother in the marsupial pouch and echoing the association of a non-baptized Teenek child with that animal.
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The unique marsupial features of kangaroos allow them to care for their young in pouches.
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Scientists study the marsupial characteristics of various species to understand their evolutionary adaptations.
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The marsupial diet often consists of fruits and leaves, varying significantly among different species.
Compounds
- Australian
A small meat-eating marsupial from Australia and Tasmania that hunts at night
- Australian
A small Australian animal that lives underground and carries its babies in a pouch
- Australian
A small Australian mammal with a pouch that looks like a mouse and eats insects
- Australian
A small animal like a mouse that eats insects and carries its young in a pouch
Surface Forms
Morphology
marsupial = marsup + al
Same formation as the noun: '-al' attached to a non‑English combining form 'marsup-', so the relation to 'pouch' is not transparently recoverable by average learners.
Etymology
Marsupial comes from the Latin word marsupium, which means 'pouch'. So marsupial used as an adjective describes things that belong to animals that carry and nurture their young in a pouch.