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paucident planigale

paucident planigale noun: planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.

paucident planigale: planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern...
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Noun

paucident planigale (plural paucident planigales)

  1. Planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.
    • The dasyurids examined were the Paucident Planigale, Planigale gilesi, and the Kowari,[…].1982, Michael Archer, Carnivorous Marsupials, Volume 1, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, page 255
    • The Paucident Planigale is a robust marsupial. Its head and body are 6-8 cm long. It has only two premolar teeth in each upper and lower jaw, instead of three as the other four planigales have. The Paucident Planigale has soft, dense, colourful fur.1983, Keith Davey, “Our Arid Environment: Animals of Australia's Desert Regions”, in Reed, page 92
    Synonyms:
    Giles' planigale

Synonyms of paucident planigale

  • Giles' planigale

Forms of paucident planigale

pluralpaucident planigales

Origin of paucident planigale

From paucident (nonce borrowing from Latin paucidens (“having few teeth”), apparently not otherwise used) + planigale (“carnivorous marsupial of genus Planigale”). Compare Translingual Paucidentomys.

Questions about paucident planigale

What does paucident planigale mean?
Paucident planigale means planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.
What part of speech is paucident planigale?
Paucident planigale is a noun.
What is the plural of paucident planigale?
The plural of paucident planigale is paucident planigales.

Words near paucident planigale in the dictionary

  1. paucibacillary
  2. paucibacterial
  3. paucicellular
  4. pauciclonal
  5. pauciclonality
  6. paucident planigale
  7. paucident planigales
  8. paucidentate
  9. paucidisperse
  10. pauciennial
  11. pauciflorous

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