dasyure

(ˈdæsɪˌjʊə) n (Animals) any small carnivorous marsupial, such as Dasyurus quoll (eastern dasyure), of the subfamily Dasyurinae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. See also Tasmanian devil[C19: from New Latin Dasyūrus, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense]

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dasyure - any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martensdasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and TasmaniaDasyurus, genus Dasyurus - type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native catsDasyurus quoll, eastern dasyure - a variety of dasyureDasyurus viverrinus, native cat - carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania

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(dăs`ēyo͝or'), name for several small, predatory marsupialsmarsupial
, member of the order Marsupialia, or pouched mammals. With the exception of the New World opossums and an obscure S American family (Caenolestidae), marsupials are now found only in Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and a few adjacent islands.
..... Click the link for more information. , or pouched mammals, of the family Dasyuridea, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Typical dasyures, known in Australia as native cats, are furry animals with large eyes, pointed snouts, and long tails. The largest are the size of house cats; most are somewhat smaller. They are variously colored, and most species are spotted. Dasyures hunt by night and are able to climb trees. Once found all over Australia, they are now extinct in many regions. They are not related to true cats. The fierce Tasmanian devilTasmanian devil,
extremely voracious marsupial, or pouched mammal, of the dasyure family, now found only on the island of Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisi, formerly found also in Australia, is about 2 ft (60 cm) long, excluding the 12-in. (30-cm) tail.
..... Click the link for more information. is a large, atypical dasyure. Dasyures are classified in several genera of the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Marsupialia, family Dasyuridae.

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any small carnivorous marsupial, such as Dasyurus quoll (eastern dasyure), of the subfamily Dasyurinae, of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands

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noun any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

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