Meanings
plural dasyurids
- A member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
It was once assumed that dasyurids made little use of visual communications because they are nocturnal.
2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 671 more example
The Tasmanian Devil and the several species of quolls are by far the largest of the dasyurids, but the group is very diverse, and includes about 30 species of small insect-eaters, some not a lot bigger than a mouse.
1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 22Synonyms: dasyure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the family Dasyuridae, comprising carnivorous marsupials.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
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Translations
Finnish pussipeto
- pussipetomember of family Dasyuridae
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