marsupial — marsupial, iale, iaux [ marsypjal, jo ] adj. et n. m. • 1736; du lat. marsupium « bourse », gr. marsipion 1 ♦ Zool. Poche marsupiale, repli marsupial, en forme de bourse, cavité incubatrice ventrale (marsupium n. m. ). 2 ♦ N. m. pl. (1806) LES… … Encyclopédie Universelle
marsupial — MARSUPIÁL, marsupiale, s.n. (La pl.) Ordin de mamifere inferioare, a căror femelă are o pungă abdominală în care îşi ţine puii după naştere; (şi la sg.) animal care face parte din acest ordin. [pr.: pi al] – Din fr. marsupial. Trimis de claudia,… … Dicționar Român
Marsupial — Mar*su pi*al (m[aum]r*s[=u] p[i^]*al), a. [Cf. F. marsupial.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marsupial — marsupial, ale (mar su pi al, a l ) adj. 1° Terme de zoologie. Qui a la forme d une bourse. 2° Qui porte une bourse. Os marsupial, lame osseuse qui est un des trois points d ossification complémentaire de l os iliaque et qui occupe le fond … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
marsupial — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem forma de bolsa. 2. Que tem uma bolsa abdominal. • s. m. 3. [Zoologia] Espécime dos marsupiais. • s. f. 4. [Zoologia] Gênero de medusas acalefas. 5. bolsa marsupial: o mesmo que marsúpio. 6. osso marsupial: lâmina óssea no… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
marsupial — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Área: zoología [Mamífero] que se caracteriza porque la hembra carece de placenta y tiene en el abdomen una bolsa donde permanecen encerradas las crías en la primera etapa de su desarrollo: el canguro y… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
marsupial — mar*su pi*al, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Marsupialia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marsupial — (adj.) 1690s, with + AL (Cf. al) (1) + Mod.L. marsupialis having a pouch, coined from L.L. marsupium pouch, purse (Classical L. marsuppium), from Gk. marsipion, dim. of marsipos bag, pouch, of foreign, possibly oriental, origin. As a noun from… … Etymology dictionary
marsupial — ► NOUN ▪ a mammal, such as a kangaroo or a wombat, whose young are born incompletely developed and are carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother s belly. ORIGIN from Greek marsupion little purse … English terms dictionary
marsupial — [mär so͞o′pē əl] adj. 1. of or like a marsupium, or pouch 2. of a superorder (Marsupialia) of mammals that lack a placenta and have an external abdominal pouch (marsupium) containing the teats: the incompletely developed offspring nurses within… … English World dictionary
