australian marsupial species

/ɒˈstreɪliən mɑːˈsuːpiəl ˈspiːʃiːz/

noun phrase

  1. a species of marsupial — a mammal that carries its young in a pouch (though in some species the young are carried without one) — that is native to Australia

    B2

    countable; “species” has the same form in the singular and plural

    • "The kangaroo is an Australian marsupial species."A2
    • "Many Australian marsupial species are active at night."B1
    • "Habitat loss threatens several Australian marsupial species."C1