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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pouched

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

Example Sentences

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Leask finished with magnificent figures of 4-17, while Mark Watt chipped in with 2-24 as Munsey pouched four catches.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

There are several other reasons African giant pouched rats are a good choice for fighting illegal wildlife trade.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 28, 2024

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.

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

Her hair was mostly grey, now, and her face was pouched, and wrinkled at the throat and eyes and at the corners of the mouth.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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