How do you pronounce marsupial?

The recorded pronunciation is /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/.

marsupial

/mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: mar-su-pial
IPA: /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/

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Meaning

noun

A mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears the young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.

adj

Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

adj

Of or relating to a marsupium.

Example Sentences

"Showing that this animal is marsupial, consists of the following characters."
"It seemed to me, meandering around Earls Court, that motors should be more marsupial."
"But there's this pouch just below my belly button, very marsupial, where the kangaroo lives."
"the marsupial bones"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marsūpial, from marsūpiālis (“of a purse”) and marsūpium (“purse, pouch”), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “bag, pouch”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μαρσύπιον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mɑɹˈsu.pi.əl/
British English: /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əl/

Inflected Forms

marsupials (plural) more marsupial (comparative) most marsupial (superlative)

Derived Forms

intramarsupial marsupialisation marsupialization marsupialize

Phrases

marsupial bone marsupial frog marsupial lion marsupial mole marsupial mouse

Frequently Paired Words

Marsupialia marsupialoid marsupium :Category:Marsupials

Synonyms

marsupial marsupian marsupiate pouched mammal