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dasyure

(das′ē yo̵or′)

noun

any of a family (Dasyuridae) of small, mostly Australian marsupials that feed on flesh or insects

Origin: ModL dasyurus < Gr dasys, thick, hairy + oura, tail: see uro-

See dasyure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various often carnivorous marsupials of the family Dasyuridae of Australia, Tasmania, and adjacent islands, including marsupial mice and rats, native cats, the Tasmanian devil, and the Tasmanian wolf.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Dasyūrus, genus name

Origin: : Greek dasus, hairy

Origin: + ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots

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