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dasyure

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdæsɪˌjʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(das′ē yŏŏr′)

das•y•ure (das′ē yŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n.

Mammalsany 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.
MammalsAlso called ursine dasyure. any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.

Greek dasy- dasy- + -ouros -tailed, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail
Neo-Latin Dasyurus name of the genus
1830–40;

das′y•u′roid, adj., n.

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dasyure /ˈdæsɪˌjʊə/ n

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Dasyūrus, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense

'dasyure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ursine dasyure

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