Etymology

kowari

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Today it means: A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Dieri kawiri
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  1. Dieri · derived fromkawiri
  2. English todaykowari

From Dieri kawiri.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.

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