释义 |
marsupial/mɑ:ˈsu:piəl/ n. & adj.●n. any mammal of the order Marsupialia, characterized by being born incompletely developed and usu. carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly, and found mainly in Australasia 有袋动物(通常将幼畜带在母畜腹部的袋中) ●adj. 1 of or belonging to this order 有袋动物的;属有袋目的 2 of or like a pouch 袋状的;似袋状的 marsupial muscle 袋形肌 [modern Latin marsupialis via Latin marsupium from Greek marsupion ‘pouch’, diminutive of marsipos ‘purse’] |