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Definition of marsupial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a kangaroo

marsupial

noun

marsupial pronunciation English

mɑːˈsuːpiəl marsupial pronunciation American

marsupial pronunciation American

mɑːrˈsuːpiəl

any animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the mother's stomach. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials.

marsupial adjective