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dasyure
[ das-ee-yoor ]
noun
- any of several nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus and related genera, of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands, typically having a reddish or olive-brown coat marked with white spots.
- Also called ursine dasyure. any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.
dasyure
/ ˈ»åæ²õɪˌÂáÊŠÉ™ /
noun
- any small carnivorous marsupial, such as Dasyurus quoll ( eastern dasyure ), of the subfamily Dasyurinae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands See also Tasmanian devil
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å²¹²õ·²â·³Ü·°ù¾±²Ô±ð [das-i-, yoor, -ahyn, -in], adjective
- »å²¹²õy·³Ü۴Ǿ±»å adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dasyure1
C19: from New Latin ¶Ù²¹²õ²âÅ«°ù³Ü²õ, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense
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Kangaroos of eight or nine feet in stature leaped over the primeval bush, and wombats and dasyures of elephantine bulk burrowed in the hill sides, and great lion-like beasts prowled about the plains.
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