释义 |
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;
das•y•u•rine (das′i yŏŏr′īn, -in),USA pronunciation adj. das′y•u′roid, adj., n. |