pouched

[poucht]

adjective

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

pouched

/ paʊtʃt /

adjective

1. having a pouch or pouches

Other Word Forms

• unpouched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pouched¹

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

Example Sentences

There was a wait to see if Jurel had pouched the catch, but there was no doubt.

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

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"They show the world that long before Australia became the land of pouched mammals, marsupials, this was a land of furry egg-layers - monotremes," Ms Smith says.

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If the fossil lampreys had similar capabilities to today’s pouched lamprey, Wu and colleagues write, Yanliaomyzon might have even been able to destroy the skulls of its fishy prey.

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Moeen only scored 12 before mistiming a lofted drive which was safely pouched by Tom Taylor off the bowling of David Willey.

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