Marsupium is the proper name for the pouch of a marsupial such as a kangaroo or a koala.
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A marsupial's pouch is the marsupium.
A kangaroo's pocket is commonly called a pouch but the correct name is marsupium.
When referring to marsupials, the pouch is called a marsupium.
Kangaroos are marsupials and, like most (but not all) marsupials, they have a pouch, which is actually called a marsupium. This is positioned at the lower front of the abdomen. All baby marsupials, known as 'joeys' are born very undeveloped after a short gestation period, so they continue to develop in the marsupium, or pouch, for many more months. The purpose of the marsupium is to protect the joey until it has developed enough whereby it can look after itself.
Marsupium is the pouch of a female marsupial.
The pouch is called a Marsupium.
The pouch is called a Marsupium.
The pocket, or pouch, of a kangaroo is called a marsupium.
The pouch of a kangaroo is properly called a marsupium.
Marsupial is the term given to any mammal of the order Marsupialia whose young are born in an immature state and continue development in the "marsupium" (or pouch). Marsupial is derived from the Latin "Marsupium" for purse, which comes from the Greek Marsupion.