dasyure
noun/ˈdæsiˌjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). By surface analysis, dasy- + -ure (“tail”).
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Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
- Derived terms
- dasyurine, Tate's three-striped dasyure