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marsupial

/mɑːrˈsuː.pi.əl/

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adjective

/mɑːrˈsuː.pi.əl/C1formalscientific
  • ruОтносящийся к сумчатым или характерный для них — группы млекопитающих, которые вынашивают и вскармливают детёнышей в сумке.

Relating to or characteristic of marsupials, a group of mammals that carry and nurse their young in a pouch.

  1. Relating to marsupialsB2formal

    Of or pertaining to the group of mammals that carry and nurse their young in a pouch.

    ruСумчатый

    • The kangaroo is a well-known marsupial animal.
    • Marsupial mammals are native to Australia and the Americas.
    • The koala's marsupial nature means its young develop in a pouch.

    Synonymsmetatherianpouched

Forms
  • more marsupial comparative form
  • most marsupial superlative form

noun

/mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/B2formalscientific
  • ruМлекопитающее инфракласса Marsupialia, характеризующееся наличием у самок сумки (марсупиума), в которой они вынашивают и выкармливают детёнышей.

A mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, characterized by females having a pouch (marsupium) where they carry and nurse their young.

  1. Pouched mammalB2formalscientific

    A mammal of which the female has a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried after birth.

    ruСумчатое млекопитающее

    • Kangaroos and koalas are well-known marsupials.
    • The marsupial carries its developing young in a pouch.
    • Many marsupials are native to Australia and New Guinea.

    Synonymspouched mammal

Forms
  • marsupials plural form
  • marsupials' possessive plural form
  • marsupial's possessive singular form