有ゆう袋たい動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

marsupial

Zoological term for mammals that carry their young in a pouch, such as kangaroos and koalas.

possess, have, exist

袋sack, bag, pouch

動move, motion, change

物thing, object, matter

哺ほ乳にゅう類るい
哺乳類 is the broader class of mammals, while 有袋動物 specifically refers to the infraclass Marsupialia.

Compound of 有袋 (yūtai, 'having a pouch') + 動物 (dōbutsu, 'animal'). The term is a direct calque of the taxonomic concept.