Marsupialia

See also: marsupialia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin marsūpium, marsuppium (pouch, purse), from Ancient Greek μαρσύπιον (marsúpion) or μαρσύππιον (marsúppion), variants of μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, bag, pouch), +‎ -alia.

Proper noun

Marsupialia

  1. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Theria – marsupials.

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