'Marsupial' definitions:
Definition of 'marsupial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the marsupials; "marsupial animals"
noun
Mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried [syn: marsupial, pouched mammal]
Definition of 'Marsupial'
From: GCIDE
- Marsupial \Mar*su"pi*al\ (m[aum]r*s[=u]"p[i^]*al), a. [Cf. F. marsupial.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Zool.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. [1913 Webster]
- Marsupial frog. (Zool.) See Nototrema. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'marsupial'
From: GCIDE
- marsupial \mar*su"pi*al\, n. (Zool.) One of the Marsupialia. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'marsupial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amphibian,
- aquatic,
- biped,
- camerated,
- canine,
- cannibal,
- capsular,
- carnivore,
- cellular,
- cetacean,
- chordate,
- cosmopolite,
- cystic,
- feline,
- gnawer,
- herbivore,
- insectivore,
- invertebrate,
- locular,
- mammal,
- mammalian,
- marsupialian,
- omnivore,
- primate,
- quadruped,
- reptile,
- rodent,
- ruminant,
- saccular,
- scavenger,
- siliquose,
- ungulate,
- varmint,
- vascular,
- vermin,
- vertebrate,
- vesicular