Definizione monolingua

marsupial

marsupial (plural marsupials)

1. Any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala.

marsupial (comparative more marsupial, superlative most marsupial)

1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial.
   • 1892, The American naturalist?, page 125:

     Showing that this animal is marsupial, consists of the following characters.

   • 1952, The Motor?, page 520:

     It seemed to me, meandering around Earls Court, that motors should be more marsupial.

   • 2002, Fiction Fix: First Injection, page 58:

     But theres this pouch just below my belly button, very marsupial, where the kangaroo lives.

Definizione dizionario marsupial

	marsupiale
	of or pertaining to a marsupial
	mammal of which the female typically has a pouch

	marsupiali
	Type of mammal with a pouch in which the young are carried. Marsupials give birth to young at a much earlier stage of development than other mammals so that the young need to be protected in the mother's pouch for some months until they become able to look after themselves. (Source: PHC)

metatheria

Altri significati:

Any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature, through early infancy, such as the kangaroo or koala.

Of or pertaining to a marsupial.