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marsupium |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of shellfish. See {Pectinate}.] 1. (Anat.) a A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called {marsupium}. b The pubic bone. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus {Pecten}, and numerous allied genera (family {Pectinid[ae]}); a scallop. See {Scallop}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The comb of a scorpion. See {Comb}, 4 b . From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marsupium \Mar*su"pi*um\, n.; pl {Marsupia}. [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marsupium n : an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
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