marsupial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
    pouched mammal.
  2. adjective of or relating to the marsupials
    • marsupial animals

WordNet

Mar*su"pi*al adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. marsupial.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
  2. (Anat. & Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
Mar*su"pi*al noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Marsupialia.

Webster 1913