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noun mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
adjective of or relating to the marsupials
originFrom Latin marsupium, marsuppium (“pouch, purse”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”); with English -al.
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