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Marsupium

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Noun

1. marsupium

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

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Marsupium

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noun plural -pia (-pɪə)
an external pouch in most female marsupials within which the newly born offspring are suckled and complete their development

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Marsupium

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nounWord forms: plural marˈsupia (mɑrˈsupiə ; märso̅oˈpēə)
1. 
a fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial, forming a pouch in which the newborn young are carried
2. 
a structure like this, in some crustaceans, fishes, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Marsupium

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n. pl. mar·su·pi·a (-pē-ə)
1. An external pouch or fold on the abdomen of most female marsupials, containing the mammary glands and in which the young continue to develop after leaving the uterus.
2. A temporary pouch in certain fishes, amphibians, and invertebrates in which eggs are carried until hatched. Also called brood pouch.

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