native marsupial species

/ˈneɪtɪv mɑːrˈsuːpiəl ˈspiːʃiːz/

noun phrase

  1. Species of marsupial that naturally live in a particular region, rather than being introduced there by humans.

    B2

    countable noun phrase; species has the same form in the singular and plural

    • "Australia is home to many native marsupial species."A2
    • "The reserve was created to protect native marsupial species from habitat loss."B2
    • "Scientists are studying how climate change is affecting the distribution of native marsupial species."C1

Collocations

protect native marsupial speciesendangered native marsupial specieshabitat of native marsupial speciesAustralian marsupialsendemic marsupials

Word family

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