brood pouch
Britishnoun
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a pouch or cavity in certain animals, such as frogs and fishes, in which their eggs develop and hatch
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another name for marsupium
Example Sentences
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Following a mating dance, the female lays eggs in the male seahorse’s abdominal brood pouch where they are fertilized.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The brood pouch reached its thinnest point in late-term pregnancy.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 23, 2021
Finally, they will put their brood pouch over it, in order to keep it warm and shielded from the elements.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2021
The male sea horse has a brood pouch that receives his mate’s eggs for fertilization and in which he nurtures the resulting offspring until birth.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019
This expression pattern suggests a role for these pastn genes in brood pouch development and/or hatching of embryos within the brood pouch prior to parturition.
From Nature • Dec. 13, 2016
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