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marsupium
‖
mar-su′pi-um
,Noun.
pl.
marsupia
(#)
. [L., a pouch]
, (Anat. & Zool.)
(a)
The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
(b)
The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See
Pecten
. Definition 2024
marsupium
marsupium
English
Noun
marsupium (plural marsupia)
- The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young
- A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae
Related terms
- marsupial
- marsupialization
- marsupialize
Translations
pouch of a marsupial
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /marˈsuː.pi.um/, [marˈsuː.pi.ũ]
Noun
marsūpium n (genitive marsūpiī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
| genitive | marsūpiī | marsūpiōrum |
| dative | marsūpiō | marsūpiīs |
| accusative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
| ablative | marsūpiō | marsūpiīs |
| vocative | marsūpium | marsūpia |
References
- marsupium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “marsupium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- marsupium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- marsupium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin