marsupial mole

marsupial mole
noun
small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
Hypernyms: ↑marsupial, ↑pouched mammal
Member Holonyms: ↑Notoryctus, ↑genus Notoryctus

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noun
: an Australian marsupial (Notoryctes typhlops) closely resembling the eutherian mole in appearance and behavior

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a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior. Also called pouched mole.
[1895-1900]

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