Marsupium is an English word with synonyms like pouch or pocket. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Marsupium in a sentence
Marsupium meaning
- 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.
Using Marsupium
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: pouch, pocket.
Context around Marsupium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Marsupium
- In this selection, "marsupium" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, latin, pouch and pocket stand out and add context to how "marsupium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has a marsupium pouch in and leave the marsupium for short. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "marsupium" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with marsupium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The female has a marsupium (pouch) in the middle of her abdomen to carry offspring. (15 words)
The offspring are eventually able to leave the marsupium for short periods, returning to it for warmth, protection, and nourishment. (20 words)
The specific epithet marsupialis comes from the Latin marsupium ("pocket"); it refers to a pocket-like skin flap which extends along the midline of the back from the tail. (29 words)
The specific epithet marsupialis comes from the Latin marsupium ("pocket"); it refers to a pocket-like skin flap which extends along the midline of the back from the tail. (29 words)
The offspring are eventually able to leave the marsupium for short periods, returning to it for warmth, protection, and nourishment. (20 words)
The female has a marsupium (pouch) in the middle of her abdomen to carry offspring. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
The female has a marsupium (pouch) in the middle of her abdomen to carry offspring.
The offspring are eventually able to leave the marsupium for short periods, returning to it for warmth, protection, and nourishment.
The specific epithet marsupialis comes from the Latin marsupium ("pocket"); it refers to a pocket-like skin flap which extends along the midline of the back from the tail.