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marsupial pouch; brood pouch
The pouch on the abdomen of marsupials such as kangaroos and koalas, in which newborns continue to develop after birth. Also refers to the brood pouch of seahorses and similar animals.
カンガルーの育児嚢から赤ちゃんが顔を出した。
A baby peeked out from the kangaroo's pouch.
有袋類は育児嚢の中で子どもを育てる。
Marsupials raise their young inside a pouch.
タツノオトシゴの雄は育児嚢で卵を抱え、孵化するまで守る。
Male seahorses carry eggs in their brood pouch and protect them until they hatch.
A zoological term composed of 育児 (child-rearing) and 嚢 (sac, pouch). Most commonly associated with kangaroos and other marsupials, but also used for the brood pouch of seahorses and certain crustaceans.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 育児嚢の中: inside the pouch
- 育児嚢から出る: to come out of the pouch
- 育児嚢で育てる: to raise in the pouch
RELATED TERMS:
- 有袋類: marsupials — animals that have a pouch
- 袋: pouch, bag — the informal way to refer to a marsupial's pouch