marsupium
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marsupium
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Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.
noun marsupiums · marsupia
- The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
- A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.
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Talk about this word "marsupium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marsupium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. marsupium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marsupium "marsupium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marsupium.Cite this
@misc{marsupium_2026,
title = {marsupium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marsupium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
