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1. (n.) marsupium
the pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial.
Etymology: (1690–1700; < NL, var. of L marsuppium pouch, purse < Gk marsýppion)
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1. (noun) marsupium
an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
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1. (noun) marsupium
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. (noun) marsupium
the pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten
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