Dasyurid definition
Any of various carnivorous marsupials of the family Dasyuridae of Australia and New Guinea, including marsupial mice and rats, the quolls, and the Tasmanian devil.
noun
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Noun
Singular:
dasyurid
Plural:
dasyuridsOrigin of dasyurid
- From New Latin Dasyūridae family name from Dasyūrus type genus Greek dasus hairy ourā tail ors- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition