# marsupium

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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