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dasyprocta |
dasyprocta aguti |
dasyproctidae |
dasypus |
dasypus novemcinctus |
dasyure
| dasyurid
| dasyurid marsupial
| dasyuridae
| dasyurus
| dasyurus quoll
dasyure
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dasyure has 1 sense
- dasyure(n = noun.animal) - any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens; is a kind of dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial
is a member of dasyurus, genus dasyurus
has particulars: dasyurus quoll, eastern dasyure, dasyurus viverrinus, native cat
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dasyure, n. any small flesh-eating marsupial of the genus Dasyurus.
Etymology
F f. mod.L dasyurus f. Gk dasus rough + oura tail
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