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marsupial

/mɑːˈsuːpiəl/mahr-SOO-pee-uhl
/mɑɹˈsupiəl/mahr-SOO-pee-uhl

Meaninglittle pouch

Common meaning: mammal whose young typically develop in a pouch

Journey through time

  1. Greekmarsypion‘little pouch’source
  2. Latinmarsupium‘a pouch’source
  3. Englishmarsupial‘mammal whose young typically develop in a pouch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek marsypion ‘little pouch’.

Source words

  • marsypion Greek · source word “little pouch”

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