marsupium

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Noun

HYPHEN

mar=su=pi=um

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun marsupium has 1 sense

marsupium(n = noun.body) - an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled;

CIDE DICTIONARY

marsupium, n. [L., a pouch].

The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea. [1913 Webster]