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MARSUPIUM
marsupium
(noun) an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marsupium (plural marsupia)
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*su"pi*um, n.; pl. Marsupia. Etym: [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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