marsupial

noun

mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

adjective

of or relating to the marsupials

Roots

marsupiummarsupi- · Latin · pouch

Synonyms for marsupial

mammaln mammalianadj

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