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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024das•y•ure (das′ē yŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany of several nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus and related genera, of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands, typically having a reddish or olive-brown coat marked with white spots.
- MammalsAlso called ursine dasyure. any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.
- Greek dasy- dasy- + -ouros -tailed, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail
- Neo-Latin Dasyurus name of the genus
- 1830–40;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dasyure /ˈdæsɪˌjʊə/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Dasyūrus, from Greek dasus shaggy + oura tail; see dense |