cheek pouch

noun

a sac in the cheek of certain animals, as squirrels, in which food may be carried.

cheek pouch

a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents and some other mammals: used for holding food

First recorded in 1825–35

We threw them bread and raisins, and the wounded warrior carefully stowed the greater part away in his cheek pouch.

In passing from East to West we lose the cheek-pouch characteristic and we find that of the prehensile tail.

In the cheek-pouch of the female were found the claws and body of a crab.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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