marsupial

[mahr-soo-pee-uhl] / mɑrˈsu pi əl /

NOUN

pouched mammal

Synonyms

STRONG

bandicoot euro kangaroo koala opossum possum wallaby wombat

Example Sentences

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Staff at Hobart Airport in Australia's Tasmania state said the disoriented marsupial was spotted among the stuffed toys on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The first rediscovered species was the pygmy long-fingered possum, a striped marsupial weighing about 200g, which is understood to have vanished from Australia during the Ice Age.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

In recent years, scientists have aimed to clone the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, an extinct marsupial.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

If you saw a northern marsupial mole, you might be surprised.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

So when a diprotodon, the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth, set eyes for the first time on this frail-looking ape, he probably gave it one glance and then went back to chewing leaves.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari