pouched

Like a kangaroo

Pouched describes something having or contained in a pouch.

Animals like kangaroos and opossums are pouched mammals, carrying young in abdominal pouches.

The word also describes things shaped like or equipped with pouches: pouched cheeks, a pouched envelope.

Pouched can mean put into a pouch: He pouched the coins and walked away.

marsupial

kangaroo

Pouched Australian leaper

  • wallabySmall Australian marsupial
  • koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial
  • wombatBurrowing Australian marsupial

opossum · possum · quokka · bandicoot · bilby · numbat · joey · glider · tree-kangaroo · macropod

concealed

hidden

Kept out of sight

stored · cached · pocketed · squirreled · hoarded · smuggled · nestled · harbored

bulging

distended

Swollen from pressure within

bloated · puffy · engorged · inflated · expanded · plump · rounded · full · convex · turgid

egg

coddled

Excessively sheltered or indulged

yolk · runny · vinegar · swirling · breakfast

Opposites
reproductive/anatomical structure

pouchedpouchless

Lacking a pouch

placental · unenclosed

physical containment

pouchedexposed

Out in open

flat · pouchless · uncontained · smooth · bagless

reproductive/developmental strategy

pouchedplacental

Nourished before birth internally

egg-laying · oviparous · monotreme · viviparous

Phrases
Family

pouch, pouches

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G