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antechini

antechini is the plural of antechinus.

Meaning of antechinus

Noun

antechinus (plural antechinuses or (rare) antechini)

  1. Any member of the genus Antechinus of small carnivorous Australian marsupials that resemble shrews.
    • These are distinguished from the Monodelphia, or Placentalia, by bringing forth their young in a very rudimentary state, nourishing them in a “marsupium,” which is either a regular pouch or a simple skinfold, such as our native cats and antechini develop at the time of parturition.1873 November 5, Gerard Krefft, “Australian Natural History”, in Transactions of the Royal Society of New South Wales, for the Year 1873, Sydney, N.S.W.: Thomas Richards, […], published 1874, page 135

Questions about antechini

What is antechini the plural of?
Antechini is the plural of antechinus.

Words near antechini in the dictionary

  1. antechamber
  2. antechambered
  3. antechambers
  4. antechapel
  5. antechapels
  6. antechini
  7. antechinus
  8. antechinuses
  9. antechoir
  10. antechoirs
  11. antechurch

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