marsupium

• Bolsa externa ventral presente na maioria dos marsupiais, na qual o filhote recém-nascido é carregado e amamentado. Em zoologia, também designa a bolsa incubadora de certos invertebrados.

A noun referring to an external abdominal pouch found in most marsupials, where newborn offspring are carried and suckled.

1. Pouch for youngC1formalscientific

   An external abdominal pouch found in most marsupials, where newborns are carried and nurse after birth.

   Bolsa marsupial

   • The kangaroo's marsupium provides a safe environment for the joey.
   • After birth, the tiny offspring crawls into the mother's marsupium to continue developing.
   • The marsupium is a key adaptation that distinguishes marsupials from placental mammals.

   Sinônimospouch