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dasyure
(ˈdæsɪˌjʊə)n
(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
[C19: from New Latin Dasyūrus, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense]
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| Noun | 1. |  dasyure - any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martensdasyurid, 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 |
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