Что (кто) такое marsupium - определение
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Brood pouch; Ovisac; Marsupium (disambiguation); Brood pouches
Marsupium
·noun The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. ·see Pecten.
II. Marsupium ·noun 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.
marsupium
[m?:'su:p??m]
¦ noun (plural marsupia -p??) Zoology a pouch that protects eggs, offspring, or reproductive structures, especially the pouch of a female marsupial mammal.
Origin
C17: via L. from Gk marsupion, dimin. of marsipos 'purse'.
Ovisac
·noun A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.
II. Ovisac ·noun The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
Википедия
Marsupium
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
- Brood pouch (gastropod), a part of the reproductive system of gastropods, a structure in ovoviviparous gastropods, where embryos develop
