Definition of Marsupium

1. Noun. An external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled.

Generic synonyms: Pocket, Pouch

Definition of Marsupium

1. n. 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.

Definition of Marsupium

1. Noun. The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young ¹

2. Noun. A brood pouch in some fishes and crustaceans ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marsupium

1. an abdominal pouch of certain mammals [n -PIA]

Medical Definition of Marsupium

1. Origin: L, a pouch], 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. The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marsupium

marsupial mole
marsupial mouse
marsupial notch
marsupial rat
marsupialia
marsupialisation
marsupialization
marsupializations
marsupials
marsupian
marsupians
marsupiate
marsupion
marsupite
marsupites
marsupium (current term)
mart
martagon
martagons
marted
martel
marteline
martelines
martellato
martelled
martello
martello tower
martellos
martels

Literary usage of Marsupium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by David Brewster, Robert Jameson, Royal Society of Edinburgh (1824)
"Observations OH the Structure and Functions of (lie Canal of PETIT, and Hie marsupium Nigrum, or peculiar Vascular Tissue traversing the •vitreous humour in ..."

2. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... (Pterocarpus marsupium), teak, the wild mango, and others. Under the system initiated in 1882, the revenue derived from these forests doubled itself at ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Of or pertaining to a marsupium : as, marsupial bones. — 3. Provided with a marsupium ; specifically, pertaining to the ..."

4. The Breeding Habits and the Segmentation of the Egg of the Pipe-fish by Eugene Willis Gudger (1905)
"... oviduct of the female, is, at the moment of contact of their bodies, thrust into the buttonhole-shaped opening at the anterior end of the marsupium. ..."

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