marsupium

marsupium
1. SYN: scrotum. 2. A pouch or sac; e.g., in marsupials. [L. pouch]

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mar·su·pi·um mär-'sü-pē-əm n, pl -pia -pē-ə an abdominal pouch formed by a fold of the skin and enclosing the mammary glands of most marsupials

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mar·su·pi·um (mahr-sooґpe-əm) pl. marsuґpia [L. “a pouch”] 1. an external abdominal pouch or fold of skin for carrying the young; it contains the mammary glands and occurs in marsupials and the spiny anteaters. 2. a similar structure for carrying eggs or the young, as in the male sea horse. 3. scrotum.

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