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Name: Duane
Status: educator
Age: 9-12
Location: IL
Country: USA
Date: 12/20/2004
Question:
Is there another name for the kangaroo pouch, either scientific or maybe latin?

Replies:
Kangaroos are marsupials. Marsupial means "pouched". Though this term is not generally used for the pouch itself, that is about the best I can do.

Steve Sample

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