English > pouch: 6 senses > noun 3, body| Meaning | (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican). |
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| Synonym | pocket |
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| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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| Narrower | auricle, atrial auricle, auricula atrii | A small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart |
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| auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix | A pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart |
| cheek pouch | A membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher) |
| gizzard, ventriculus, gastric mill | Thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food |
| marsupium | An external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled |
| scrotum | The external pouch that contains the testes |
| utricle, utriculus | A small pouch into which the semicircular canals open |
| Broader | sac | A structure resembling a bag in an animal |
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| Spanish | bolsa, bolsillo, marsupio |
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| Catalan | bossa |
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| Adjectives | pouched | having a pouch |
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