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kowari

kowari noun: a small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.

kowari: a small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and...
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Noun

kowari (plural kowaris)

  1. A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.
    • The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) of central Australia, one of a number of marsupial species that become torpid during cold weather, is also a fierce hunter and vocally aggressive […].2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 57
    Synonyms:
    Dasycercus byrnei, brush-tailed marsupial rat, Kayer rat, Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat, bushy-tailed marsupial rat, kawiri

Synonyms of kowari

  • Dasycercus byrnei
  • brush-tailed marsupial rat
  • Kayer rat
  • Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat
  • bushy-tailed marsupial rat
  • kawiri

Forms of kowari

pluralkowaris

Origin of kowari

From Dieri kawiri.

Questions about kowari

What does kowari mean?
Kowari means a small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.
What part of speech is kowari?
Kowari is a noun.
What is the plural of kowari?
The plural of kowari is kowaris.

Words near kowari in the dictionary

  1. Kowalskis
  2. Kowalsky
  3. Kowalskys
  4. kowan
  5. kowans
  6. kowari
  7. kowaris
  8. Kowarski syndrome
  9. kowhai
  10. kowhais
  11. Kowitz

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