marsupium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled

WordNet

Mar*su"pi*um noun
Etymology
L., a pouch
Wordforms
plural Marsupia
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.

Webster 1913