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pouched

American  
[poucht] / paʊtʃt /

adjective

  1. having a pouch, as the pelicans, gophers, and marsupials.


pouched British  
/ paʊtʃt /

adjective

  1. having a pouch or pouches

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Other Word Forms

  • unpouched adjective

Etymology

Origin of pouched

First recorded in 1815–25; pouch + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Sudharsan was badly dropped by Ben Duckett at deep gully off Josh Tongue, only for Stokes, swinging the ball, to induce a loose shot that was pouched by Zak Crawley.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

African giant pouched rats are the largest rats in the world.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 28, 2024

The Yanliaomyzon fossils have mouths full of sharp teeth and a specialized structure called piston cartilage for moving the fish’s tongue, Wu says, that resemble those of a living, flesh-feeding species called the pouched lamprey.

From National Geographic • Oct. 31, 2023

The findings, detailed in 11 studies published in the journal Science, involved placentals, by far the world's most common mammalian assemblage, known for giving birth to well-developed babies, and not egg-laying monotremes or pouched marsupials.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2023

He was a monstrous man, with a mane of greasy gray hair, his face pouched and seamed, with protuberant lips.

From "1984" by George Orwell