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planigale Austral.|ˈplænɪgeɪl, plænɪˈgeɪliː| [mod.L. (E. Le G. Troughton 1928, in Rec. Austral. Mus. XVI. 282), f. plani- + Phasco)gale, the name of a closely related genus.] A flat-skulled marsupial mouse of the genus so called, belonging to the family Dasyuridæ and native to Australia and New Guinea.
1946E. Troughton Furred Animals of Australia (ed. 3) 29 (heading) Planigales or Flat-skulled Marsupial-Mice. 1966New Scientist 20 Jan. 130/2 The little planigales or flat-skulled ‘mice’ found in Australia and New Guinea. 1970W. D. L. Ride Guide to Native Mammals of Austral. 119 David Fleay has kept Ingram's Planigales in captivity. 1974Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Apr. 10/3 (caption) Planigale mother with some of her clinging brood of babies. |