Marsupial synonyms

mär-so͝o'pē-əl

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euro
(Soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
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theropod (related)
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wombat
Any of a family (Vombatidae) of burrowing marsupials resembling small bears, found in Australia, Tasmania, and several Pacific islands
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didelphian
(Zoology) Of or relating to opossums.
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pouched mammal
mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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cystic
Of, relating to, or having characteristics of a cyst.
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locular
Having, formed of, or divided into small cavities or compartments.
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saccular
Formed of or divided into a series of saclike dilations or pouches.
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capsular
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opossum (related)
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lagomorph (related)
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ungulate (related)
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monotreme (related)
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plant-eating (related)
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numbat (related)
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capybara (related)
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flatworm (related)
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mustelids (related)
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eutherian (related)
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marsupials (related)
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bandicoot
Any of several nocturnal marsupials of the family Peramelidae, of New Guinea, Australia, and adjacent islands, which feed on insects and plants and have a long, tapering snout and a pouch that opens toward the rear.
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kangaroo
Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered tail.
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koala
An arboreal Australian marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has dense grayish fur, large ears, and sharp claws and feeds chiefly on the leaves of eucalyptus trees.
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possum
The definition of a possum, or opossum, is a tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial with fur and a prehensile tail.
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wallaby
Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos
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dunnart (related)
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Find another word for marsupial. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for marsupial, like: euro, theropod, wombat, didelphian, pouched mammal, cystic, locular, saccular, capsular, opossum and lagomorph.
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Marsupial Sentence Examples

  • Marsupial bones unossified.

  • The fauna includes buffaloes, a marsupial cuscus, some bats, the beautiful scarlet lory, rare varieties of the ground-thrush, honey-eater and oriole.

  • On the Australian side the fact that Tasmania is richest in marsupial types indicates the gate by which they entered.

  • The pelvis has large epipubic or "marsupial" bones.

  • With the exception of this replacing pair of teeth in each jaw, it is considered by many authorities that the marsupial dentition corresponds to the deciduous, or milk, dentition of placentals.

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