dasyure

das·y·ure  (ds-yr)

n.

Any of various often carnivorous marsupials of the family Dasyuridae of Australia, Tasmania, and adjacent islands, including marsupial mice and rats, native cats, the Tasmanian devil, and the Tasmanian wolf.

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[New Latin Dasyrus, genus name : Greek dasus, hairy + our, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]

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dasyure [ˈdæsɪˌjʊə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

[from New Latin Dasyūrus, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dasyure - any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania Dasyurus, genus Dasyurus - type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats Dasyurus quoll, eastern dasyure - a variety of dasyure Dasyurus viverrinus, native cat - carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania