WordNet
marsupial mouse
n. any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats [syn: pouched mouse, marsupial rat]
Usage examples of "marsupial mouse".
One is an Australian marsupial mouse in which males (not females) exhibit something like menopause: all males in the population become sterile within a short time in August and die over the next couple of weeks, leaving a population that consists solely of pregnant females.