Marsupial
Marsupial (mar*sū"pi*al) , adjective
[Compare French marsupial.]
1.
(Zoology) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
2.
(Anatomy & Zoology) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.
Collocations (1)
marsupial , noun
(Zoology) One of the Marsupialia.