Definition of Pouched mammal

1. Noun. Mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouched Mammal

potty humor
potty mouth
potty mouths
potty seat
pottymouth
pottymouthed
potulent
potzer
potzers
poubaite
pouch
pouch-shaped
pouched
pouched egg
pouched eggs
pouched mammal (current term)
pouched mole
pouched mouse
pouched rat
pouches
pouchful
pouchfuls
pouchier
pouchiest
pouching
pouchless
pouchlike
pouchong
pouchongs
pouchy

Literary usage of Pouched mammal

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

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1891)
"The presence of a pouched mammal in beds of so remote a period is somewhat ... Hardly a pouched mammal, except the opossum, now lingers in the world away ..."

2. Geology for general readers: A Series of Popular Sketches in Geology and by David Page (1870)
"Still more, the marsupial or pouched mammal, bringing forth immature young and carrying them about for months, is less highly organised than the placen- tal ..."

3. Handbook of Geological Terms, Geology and Physical Geography by David Page (1865)
"—A small marsupial (or pouched) mammal from the Oolitic calcareous flagstones of Stonesfield. The jaws and teeth are the only remains yet found, ..."

4. The Gallery of Marianne North's Paintings of Plants and Their Homes, Royal by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, William Botting Hemsley (1886)
"Like the Kangaroo, it is a Marsupial or pouched mammal, and when its young are old enough it takes them out of its pouch and carries them on its back. ..."

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