The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.
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The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
... 361. PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM.—This tree affords gum-kino, which is obtained by making incisions in the bark, from which the juice exudes and hardens into a brittle mass, easily broken into small angular, shining fragments of a bright ruby color. It is highly astringent. ... — Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders
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