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cheek pouch

 
Dictionary: cheek pouch

n.
A pocketlike fold of skin in the cheeks of various animals, such as squirrels, gophers, and monkeys, that functions as a means of carrying food.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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