What is "marsupium"

marsupium \mar*su"pi*um\, n.; pl. marsupia. [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)

1. 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.

2. The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.

Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See Pectinate.]

1. (Anat.)

   1. A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called marsupium.

   2. The pubic bone.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and numerous allied genera (family Pectinid[ae]); a scallop. See Scallop.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The comb of a scorpion. See Comb, 4 (b) .

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

1. n. an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled

2. [also: marsupia (pl)]

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 of the reproductive system of gastropods, a structure in ovoviviparous gastropods, where embryos develop

Marsupium may also refer to:

• Pterocarpus marsupium, or Indian Kino Tree, a deciduous tree native to parts of Asia