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    marsupial

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Animals
    mar·su·pi·al /mɑːˈsuːpiəl $ mɑːr-/ noun [countable]  HBAan animal such as a kangaroo which carries its babies in a pocket of skin on its body 有袋动物〔如袋鼠〕 —marsupial adjective
    Examples from the Corpus
    marsupial• The first stop is Featherdale Wildlife Park, where buses are met by a park agent holding a small marsupial.    Origin marsupial (1600-1700) Latin marsupium “small bag”
    mar·su·pi·al nounChineseSyllable
    as its Corpus kangaroo which animal babies carries such an a


    marsupial
    mar‧su‧pi‧al /mɑːˈsuːpiəl $ mɑːr-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: marsupium 'small bag'
    an animal such as a kangaroo which carries its babies in a pocket of skin on its body
    —marsupial adjective


    mar·su·pialBrE /mɑːˈsuːpiəl/ 🔊NAmE /mɑːrˈsuːpiəl/ 🔊 noun
    any animal that carries its young in a pocket of skin (called a pouch) on the mother's stomach. Kangaroos and koalas are marsupials. 有袋类动物（如袋鼠和树袋熊）    ▸ mar·su·pial adjective [only before noun]