dasyurid marsupial

dasyurid marsupial
noun
small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Syn: ↑dasyurid
Hypernyms: ↑marsupial, ↑pouched mammal
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyurinae

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