Marsupial is the term given to any mammal of the order Marsupialia whose young are born in an immature state and continue development in the "marsupium" (or pouch). Marsupial is derived from the Latin "Marsupium" for purse, which comes from the Greek Marsupion.
the name of a hopping marsupial from australia is a kangaroo
Marsupial comes from the Latin word marsupium, which means pouch.
Opossum - this marsupial is not related to the possum which is native to Australia.
The marsupial is an "antechinus", which is a small pouched animal like a mouse or shrew.
A wombat is in the marsupial order Diprotodontia.
Karkarratul is the proper name for the Northern Marsupial Mole of Australia. It is a burrowing marsupial, spending most of its time underground, and it is blind.
A baby bilby is called a joey. The bilby is a marsupial, and all marsupial young are known as joeys.
* bilby * bandicoot
A marsupial's pouch is the marsupium.
It is a popular misconception that the word "kangaroo" is an Aboriginal word meaning "I don't understand you". However, this is a myth. No marsupial's name means "do not understand".
A bandicoot is a small ratlike marsupial.
The Oppossum.