marsupial
nounHow many syllables in marsupial?
There are 4 syllables in the word marsupial.How to pronounce marsupial:
Definition of marsupial:
- marsupial (noun):
- mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried.
- any of an order (marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
Synonyms for marsupial:
bandicoot
dasyurid
kangaroo
marsupial mole
marsupialia
metatherian
notoryctus typhlops
opossum
opossum rat
order marsupialia
phalanger
possum
pouched mammal
pouched mole
wombat
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