brood pouch

noun

A cavity, in some animals, in which eggs develop and hatch.

Meanings

nounbrood pouch (plural brood pouches)

plural brood pouches

  1. biologyA cavity, in some animals, in which eggs develop and hatch.
  2. biologyA marsupium.
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