pouched

[ poucht ]

adjective

1. having a pouch, as the pelicans, gophers, and marsupials.

pouched

/ paʊtʃt /

adjective

1. having a pouch or pouches

Other Words From

• un·pouched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pouched¹

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

Example Sentences

"They show the world that long before Australia became the land of pouched mammals, marsupials, this was a land of furry egg-layers - monotremes," Ms Smith says.

From BBC

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

Moeen only scored 12 before mistiming a lofted drive which was safely pouched by Tom Taylor off the bowling of David Willey.

From BBC

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

The rats were provided by a Tanzania-based organization that is training African giant pouched rats to combat wildlife trafficking, detect diseases and perform other useful tasks.

From Seattle Times