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noun
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.
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noun
an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pouch, pocket
History
Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.
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