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Kangaroo's pouch
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marsupium
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Word definitions for marsupium in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled [also: marsupia (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
marsupium \mar*su"pi*um\, n.; pl. marsupia . [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea. The pecten ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young 2 A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Marsupium is the Latin word for a (brood) pouch in several animal groups: Pouch (marsupial) , in marsupials Brood pouch (Peracarida) , in peracarid crustaceans Brood pouch (Syngnathidae) , in syngnathids such as sea horses Brood pouch (gastropod) , a part ...
Usage examples of marsupium.
Darcy watched a forlorn family prise open a badly contorted marsupium shell with deep scorch marks on the oyster-coloured casing.
That made things easier for some of our males who had marsupiums full of babies.
Red Gum is official in Great Britain, being imported from Australia, though the Kino generally employed here as the official drug is derived from Pterocarpus Marsupium, a member of the order Leguminosae, East Indian, or Malabar Kino, and is administered in doses of 5 to 20 grains powdered, or 1/2 to 1 drachm of the tincture.