marsupial
English Thesaurus
1. mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | metatherian, |
| definition | : | primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | opossum, possum, |
| definition | : | nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | opossum rat, |
| definition | : | terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bandicoot, |
| definition | : | any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | kangaroo, |
| definition | : | any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | opossum, phalanger, possum, |
| definition | : | small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | wombat, |
| definition | : | burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger (noun.animal) |
2. of or relating to the marsupials (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | marsupium, |
| definition | : | an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled (noun.body) |
| pertainym | : | marsupium, |
| definition | : | an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled (noun.body) |
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