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Definition of Dasyurid
1. Noun. Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania.
Exact synonyms: Dasyurid Marsupial
Generic synonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal
Group relationships: Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae
Specialized synonyms: Dasyure, Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Thylacine, Thylacinus Cynocephalus, Sarcophilus Hariisi, Tasmanian Devil, Ursine Dasyure, Marsupial Mouse, Marsupial Rat, Pouched Mouse, Anteater, Banded Anteater, Myrmecobius Fasciatus, Numbat
Generic synonyms: Marsupial, Pouched Mammal
Group relationships: Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae
Specialized synonyms: Dasyure, Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Thylacine, Thylacinus Cynocephalus, Sarcophilus Hariisi, Tasmanian Devil, Ursine Dasyure, Marsupial Mouse, Marsupial Rat, Pouched Mouse, Anteater, Banded Anteater, Myrmecobius Fasciatus, Numbat
Definition of Dasyurid
1. Noun. Any carnivorous marsupial of the family ''Dasyuridae'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dasyurid
Literary usage of Dasyurid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... adaptation towards a grinding type of molars, and Bensley regarded their molar
patterns as structurally intermediate between the primitive dasyurid and ..."
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