marsupium

1. An external pouch or fold on the abdomen of most female marsupials, containing the mammary glands and in which the young continue to develop after leaving the uterus.
2. A temporary egg pouch in various fishes and crustaceans.

[Late Latin marsūpium, pouch, from Latin marsīpium, marsuppium, from Greek marsippion, marsuppion, diminutive of marsippos, marsuppos, purse, perhaps of Iranian origin, akin to Avestan marsū-, belly, paunch.]

Pl. marsupia [L.] pouch; the scrotum.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled

A marsupium is the Latin word for a (brood) pouch in several animal groups.

• Pouch (marsupial), in marsupials
• Brood pouch (Peracarida), in peracarid crustaceans
• Brood pouch (Syngnathidae), in syngnathids such as sea horses

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