pouch
n.a small bag or pocket that is part of something else. You might see this on a piece of clothing or as a part of an animal's body, like a kangaroo.
n.a small bag-like container or flexible pocket, often integrated into a larger object or organism. In biological contexts, refers to a pocket of skin for carrying young or storing food.
“The kangaroo carries its baby in a pouch.”
“He kept his tobacco in a small leather pouch that he carried in his jacket pocket.”
“The specialized cheek pouch of the hamster allows it to transport significant quantities of forage back to its burrow, ensuring a stable food supply during leaner periods.”
Commonly used in both anatomical and functional contexts to describe any small, flexible enclosure.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pukô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French puche Old Northern French pouchebor. Middle English pouche English pouch From Middle English pouche, poche, borrowed from Old Northern French pouche, from Old French poche, puche (whence French poche; compare also the Anglo-Norman variant poke), of Germanic origin: from Frankish *poka (“pouch”) (compare Middle Dutch poke, Old English pohha, dialectal German Pfoch). Doublet of poke; compare pocket.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.