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swamp antechinus

swamp antechinus noun: a small shrew-like marsupial, Antechinus minimus, native to Tasmania and small areas of southern mainland Australia.

Noun

swamp antechinus (plural swamp antechinuses)

  1. A small shrew-like marsupial, Antechinus minimus, native to Tasmania and small areas of southern mainland Australia.
    • Thus the swamp antechinus (Antchinus minimus, ‘smallest hedgehog equivalent’) distributed across Tasmania and coastal Victoria, weighs about 65 grams.2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 56

Forms of swamp antechinus

pluralswamp antechinuses

Questions about swamp antechinus

What does swamp antechinus mean?
Swamp antechinus means a small shrew-like marsupial, Antechinus minimus, native to Tasmania and small areas of southern mainland Australia.
What part of speech is swamp antechinus?
Swamp antechinus is a noun.
What is the plural of swamp antechinus?
The plural of swamp antechinus is swamp antechinuses.

Words near swamp antechinus in the dictionary

  1. swammies
  2. swammy
  3. swamp
  4. swamp angel
  5. swamp angels
  6. swamp antechinus
  7. swamp ape
  8. swamp apes
  9. swamp ass
  10. swamp azalea
  11. swamp azaleas

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