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red-tailed phascogale

red-tailed phascogale noun: a carnivorous marsupial, Phascogale calura, found in Western Australia.

Noun

red-tailed phascogale (plural red-tailed phascogales)

  1. A carnivorous marsupial, Phascogale calura, found in Western Australia.
    • The red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) survives in Australia's arid centre through an impressive adaptation: it is immune to the poisonous plants upon which it feeds, as are the native carnivores which prey upon it.2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 57

Forms of red-tailed phascogale

pluralred-tailed phascogales

Questions about red-tailed phascogale

What does red-tailed phascogale mean?
Red-tailed phascogale means a carnivorous marsupial, Phascogale calura, found in Western Australia.
What part of speech is red-tailed phascogale?
Red-tailed phascogale is a noun.
What is the plural of red-tailed phascogale?
The plural of red-tailed phascogale is red-tailed phascogales.

Words near red-tailed phascogale in the dictionary

  1. red-tailed black cockatoos
  2. red-tailed black shark
  3. red-tailed black sharks
  4. red-tailed hawk
  5. red-tailed hawks
  6. red-tailed phascogale
  7. red-tailed phascogales
  8. red-tailed shrike
  9. red-tailed shrikes
  10. red-tailed squirrel
  11. red-tailed squirrels

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