marsupium

n. 育幼袋

词形变化

marsupia marsupiums 复数 marsupiums marsupia 复数

别名

marsupion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.

  2. 2.

    A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

pocket pouch

词源

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

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