marsupium

 [mahr-soo-pee-uhm]  

mar·su·pi·um

   [mahr-soo-pee-uhm]
noun, plural mar·su·pi·a  [-pee-uh] .
the pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial.
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Origin:
1690–1700; < Neo-Latin, variant of Latin marsuppium pouch, purse < Greek marsýppion, diminutive of mársippos a bag, pouch
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marsupium (mɑːˈsjuːpɪəm, -ˈsuː-)
 
—n , pl -pia
an external pouch in most female marsupials within which the newly born offspring are suckled and complete their development
 
[C17: New Latin, from Latin: purse, from Greek marsupion, diminutive of marsipos]

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