Marsupium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An external pouch or fold on the abdomen of most female marsupials, containing the mammary glands and in which the young continue to develop after leaving the uterus.
  • n. A temporary egg pouch in various fishes and crustaceans.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young
  • n. A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See pecten.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Roman antiquity, a purse of the kind usually borne in the hand of Mercury, and indicating his character as god of gain.
  • n. In medicine, a sack or bag in which any part of the body is fomented.
  • n. In zoology, a purse- or pouch-like receptacle for the eggs or young, more external than any of the proper organs of gestation; a brood-pouch of any kind.
  • n. In anatomy, the alar ligaments (which see, under alar).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pocket    pouch   
    Variant
    marsupia    pecten   
     
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