marsupial

[US]/mɑːˈsuːpiəl/
[UK]/mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pouched mammal
adj. pouched, pouch-like.

Phrases & Collocations

marsupial pouch

marsupial species

Example Sentences

a marsupial endemic to north-eastern Australia.

Pouches are a peculiarity of marsupials.

Having no marsupial pouch, the mother presses the patagium into service.

Any of various small arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a long tail and dense woolly fur and including the cuscus and the flying phalanger.

Kangaroos are a type of marsupial found in Australia.

The pouch of a marsupial is used to carry and nurse their young.

Wombats are another example of a marsupial species.

Marsupials are known for giving birth to relatively undeveloped young.

The koala is a marsupial known for its diet of eucalyptus leaves.

Possums are marsupials that are often found in urban areas.

The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania.

Marsupials have a unique reproductive system compared to placental mammals.

The numbat is a small marsupial that primarily feeds on termites.

Marsupials have been evolving for millions of years in different environments.

Real-world Examples

Police say they were forced to shoot the marsupial dead so paramedics could reach him.

Source: China Daily Latest Collection

Until the 1980s, zoologists feared that the koala might go the way of some other rare marsupials.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

But unlike most other marsupials, koala pouches open toward the bottom.

Source: Animal World

And these special muscles are preserved from marsupials to even primates.

Source: Natural History Museum

Unlike bears, koalas are a special kind of mammal called 'marsupials.'

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

That is the finding of a year-long state parliament investigation of the marsupials.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Unlike other frogs, the horned marsupial frog does not spawn tadpoles in standing water.

Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2019 Collection

And because they are marsupials, they have a convenient pouch to carry their young.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

His dad, on the other hand, is one of the heaviest marsupials in the world.

Source: The secrets of our planet.

That marsupial ambled and then hopped across the Brisbane Valley Highway, to the bemusement of motorists.

Source: CCTV Observations

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