marsupials
noun
Form of marsupial , plural of marsupial.
Simple meaning
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mɑɹˈsupiəls
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noun
plural of marsupial
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
plural of marsupial
Mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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This meaning: Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
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- Moderately common
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- Matter-of-fact
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Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats.
Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats.
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