Meanings
noundasyure (plural dasyures)
plural dasyures
- Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
Synonyms: dasyurid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
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Origin
- Ancient Greekδασύς“hairy”
- Englishdasyure
From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). By surface analysis, dasy- + -ure (“tail”).
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dasyure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dasyure
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