brood pouch

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brood pouch

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a pouch or cavity in certain animals, such as frogs and fishes, in which their eggs develop and hatch

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for marsupium

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