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单词 mulgara
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mulgaran.

Brit. /mʌlˈɡɑːrə/, /ˈmʌlɡərə/, U.S. /ˌməlˈɡɑrə/, /ˈməlɡərə/, Australian English /mʌlˈɡʌːrə/, /ˈmʌlɡərə/
Origin: Probably a borrowing from Wangganguru. Etymon: Wangganguru mardagura.
Etymology: Probably < Wangganguru (South Australia) mardagura.
Australian.
A rat-sized carnivorous marsupial with a pointed snout, Dasycercus cristicauda (family Dasyuridae), native to arid regions of central Australia.
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1941 E. Troughton Furred Animals Austral. 33 A rat which provided a meal for three hungry Mulgaras was skinned as by a skilled taxidermist.
1973 V. Serventy Desert Walkabout 35 Some mulgaras he kept as pets.
1984 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 22 Aug. 15/7 The Mulgara has an unusual ability to conserve precious water by producing extremely concentrated urine and surviving only on the moisture gained from its prey.
1993 Environment Digest (BNC) Sept. Among those animals threatened are the mala, sandhill dunnart, numbat, mulgara and western-barred bandicoot.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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