phascogale

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/fæsˈkɒɡəli/

noun

Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.

Similar
pouched mousewambenger
Origintranslingual Phascogale ← Ancient Greek φάσκωλος →
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Meanings

nounphascogale (plural phascogales)

plural phascogales

  1. Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.

    Synonyms: pouched mouse, wambenger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.

Similar
pouched mousewambenger
Also see
wambenger

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάσκωλος“pouch, wallet”
  2. translingualPhascogale
  3. Englishphascogale

From genus name, translingual Phascogale (from Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch, wallet”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”)), classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

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Translations

Finnish wambengeri
  • wambengerimarsupial of the genus Phascogale
Polish myszowór
  • myszowórmarsupial of the genus Phascogale
Cite this entry
APA

phascogale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phascogale

MLA

“phascogale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phascogale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phascogale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phascogale.

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