marsupiauxcommon nounSyllable DecompositionmarsupiauxEtymologyexpandfrom Latin marsupium (purse, pocket).Definitions1. Plural of marsupial.expand2. Quadruped mammals, whose females have a pouch or large fold of skin under the belly, called a marsupium, which contains the mammary glands and where the young are housed after birth.expandHyperonymsthériensmétathériensTranslationsenglish:marsupialsSee alsomarsupiale (adj.) marsupiales (adj.) marsupial (adj.)