marsupium

English

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Etymology

Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsippion), diminutive of μάρσιπος (marsipos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.

Noun

marsupium (plural marsupia)

1. The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young
2. A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae

Related terms

• marsupial
• marsupialization
• marsupialize

Translations

pouch of a marsupial

• Greek: μάρσιπος (el) (marsipos) m

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• Italian: marsupio (it) m

• Korean: 새끼주머니 (saekki-jumeoni)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• marsuppium

Noun

marsūpium (genitive marsūpiī); n, second declension

1. pouch, purse

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	marsūpium	marsūpia
genitive	marsūpiī	marsūpiōrum
dative	marsūpiō	marsūpiīs
accusative	marsūpium	marsūpia
ablative	marsūpiō	marsūpiīs
vocative	marsūpium	marsūpia