mar·su·pi·al
mär-ˈsü-pē-əl 
: any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
1
: of, relating to, or being a marsupial
2
: of, relating to, or forming a marsupium
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
The marsupial escaped from the Puyallup fairgrounds and was returned to the Debbie Doolittle's Petting Zoo, KING 5 reported.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 19 July 2024
Big Think, 24 June 2024
Its improbable marsupial wildlife, having evolved over epochs of biogeographic isolation, implies another.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Noun
Last year, professional photographers in Australia urged national parks visitors to stop messing with the numbats, a marsupial that lives in the western part of the country.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2024
The marsupial escaped from the Puyallup fairgrounds and was returned to the Debbie Doolittle's Petting Zoo, KING 5 reported.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 19 July 2024
Adjective
The Past Cave paintings reveal what extinct animals may have looked like
Rock art in northern Australia depicts marsupial lions, giant kangaroos, and other megafauna that populated the Land Down Under long ago.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Its improbable marsupial wildlife, having evolved over epochs of biogeographic isolation, implies another.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Marsupial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsupial. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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marsupial
1 of 2 adjective
mar·su·pi·al
mär-ˈsü-pē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a marsupial
marsupial
2 of 2 noun
: any of an order of mammals (as kangaroos and opossums) that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female containing the teats and serving to carry the young
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