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marsupium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
mar-supi-um
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.

noun

A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin marsūpium, from Ancient Greek μαρσίππιον (marsíppion), diminutive of μάρσιππος (mársippos, “pouch”), perhaps of Oriental origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: marsūpium, μαρσίππιον

Inflected Forms

marsupiums (plural) marsupia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

marsupial marsupialization marsupialize

Questions

What does marsupium mean?
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
Where does marsupium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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