marsupium

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noun

The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.

OriginLatin marsūpium ← Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον →
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Meanings

nounmarsupium (plural marsupiums or marsupia)

plural marsupiums · plural marsupia

  1. The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
  2. A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pouch

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμαρσίππιον
  2. Latinmarsūpium
  3. Englishmarsupium

Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.

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Translations

Catalan marsupi
  • marsupipouch of a marsupial
Finnish pussi, marsupium
  • pussipouch of a marsupial
  • marsupiumpouch of a marsupial
French marsupium
  • marsupiumpouch of a marsupial
German Beutel
  • Beutelpouch of a marsupial
Greek μάρσιπος
  • μάρσιπος (mársipos)pouch of a marsupial
Italian marsupio
  • marsupiopouch of a marsupial
Polish marsupium
  • marsupiumpouch of a marsupial
Portuguese marsúpio
  • marsúpiopouch of a marsupial
Russian су́мка
  • су́мка (súmka)pouch of a marsupial
Spanish marsupio, bolsa marsupial
  • marsupiopouch of a marsupial
  • bolsa marsupialpouch of a marsupial
Turkish kese
  • kesepouch of a marsupial
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Chicago

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