mar·su·pi·al
mär-ˈsü-pē-əl 
: 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
1
: of, relating to, or being a marsupial
2
: of, relating to, or forming a marsupium
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The driver then put the marsupial onto the bus before calling Koala Rescue Brisbane South, who collected him and then released Peri into the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve Monday after he was checked out by a wildlife hospital.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Researchers have provisionally named the new marsupial species Bettongia haoucharae.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The missing marsupial was later spotted in a Walmart parking lot nearly five miles from the farm Tuesday morning.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The driver then put the marsupial onto the bus before calling Koala Rescue Brisbane South, who collected him and then released Peri into the Seven Hills Bushland Reserve Monday after he was checked out by a wildlife hospital.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
This marsupial species is common in fossil deposits in southern Australia but is unknown in the north.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Researchers have provisionally named the new marsupial species Bettongia haoucharae.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Marsupial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsupial. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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marsupial
1 of 2 adjective
mar·su·pi·al
mär-ˈsü-pē-əl
: of, relating to, or being a marsupial
marsupial
2 of 2 noun
: any of an order of mammals (as kangaroos and opossums) that have a pouch on the abdomen of the female containing the teats and serving to carry the young
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