Marsupial

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related terms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Latin marsupium , marsuppium , "pouch, purse", from Greek μαρσίππιον (marsippion; variously spelled), diminutive of μάρσιππος (marsippos) "bag, pouch" + -al.

Noun

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.

Translations

• Bosnian: torbar m
• Catalan: marsupial
• Chinese: 有袋動物 , 有袋动物 (you3 dai4 dong4wu4)
• Esperanto: marsupiulo
• Finnish: pussieläin (1)
• French: marsupial m
• German: Beuteltier n (1)
• Latin: marsupial n
• Lithuanian: sterblinis m

Related terms

• Marsupialia
• marsupium

Adjective

marsupial

1. Of or pertaining to a marsupial

Translations

• Latin: marsupialis

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Catalan

Noun

marsupial (plural marsupials)

1. marsupial

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French

Noun

marsupial (plural marsupiaux )

1. marsupial