noun
marsupial
Zoological term for mammals that carry their young in a pouch, such as kangaroos and koalas.
カンガルーは有袋類の代表的な動物です。
Kangaroos are a representative marsupial.
Compound of 有 (yū, 'possess') + 袋 (tai, 'pouch') + 類 (rui, 'category'), literally 'pouch-possessing category'. A modern scientific coinage.