marsupial – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
marsupial
adj.
of or pertaining to the order Marsupialia; having a pouch like that of a marsupial animal (Zoology)
n.
any mammal of the order Marsupialia (mostly found in Australia); animal which carries and nurses its offspring in a pouch (Zoology)
Marsupial
Marsupials are an
infraclass of
mammals living primarily in
Australasia and the
Americas. A distinctive characteristic, common to many
species, is that most of the young are carried in a
pouch. Well-known marsupials include
kangaroos,
wallabies, the
koala,
possums,
opossums,
wombats and the
Tasmanian devil. Other marsupials include the
numbat,
bandicoots,
bettongs, the
bilby,
quolls, and the
quokka.
marsupial
Noun
1. mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
(synonym) pouched mammal
(hypernym) metatherian
(hyponym) opossum, possum
(member-holonym) Marsupialia, order Marsupialia
Adjective
1. of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals"
(pertainym) marsupium
marsupial
adj.
marsupial, having a pouch like that of a Marsupial animal (Zoology)
marsupial
adj.
marsupial, of or pertaining to the order Marsupialia; having a pouch like that of a marsupial animal (Zoology)
