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dasyurid

dasyurid noun: a member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.

Noun

dasyurid (plural dasyurids)

  1. A member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
    • The Tasmanian Devil and the several species of quolls are by far the largest of the dasyurids, but the group is very diverse, and includes about 30 species of small insect-eaters, some not a lot bigger than a mouse.1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 22
    • It was once assumed that dasyurids made little use of visual communications because they are nocturnal.2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 67
    Synonyms:
    dasyure

Synonyms of dasyurid

Forms of dasyurid

pluraldasyurids

Questions about dasyurid

What does dasyurid mean?
Dasyurid means a member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
What part of speech is dasyurid?
Dasyurid is a noun.
What is the plural of dasyurid?
The plural of dasyurid is dasyurids.

Words near dasyurid in the dictionary

  1. dasytid
  2. dasytids
  3. dasyu
  4. dasyure
  5. dasyures
  6. dasyurid
  7. dasyurids
  8. dasyurine
  9. dasyuroid
  10. dasyuroids
  11. dasyuromorph

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