dasyure

UK: /ˈdæsɪˌjʊə/ US: (das′ē yŏŏr′)

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das•y•ure  (das′ē yŏŏr′), n. 

1. Mammals any 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.
2. Mammals Also 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), adj.  das′y•u′roid, adj., n. 

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dasyure / ˈdæsɪˌjʊə/ noun

1. 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