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Dasyuridae

noun

dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils

• Syn: ↑family Dasyuridae, ↑family Dasyurinae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Marsupialia, ↑order Marsupialia

• Member Meronyms:

↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid, ↑Dasyurus, ↑genus Dasyurus, ↑Thylacinus, ↑genus Thylacinus, ↑Sarcophilus, ↑genus Sarcophilus, ↑Phascogale, ↑genus Phascogale, ↑Myrmecobius, ↑genus Myrmecobius

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\\ˌdasēˈyu̇rəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dasyurus, type genus + -idae

: a family of polyprotodont marsupials (type genus Dasyurus) that includes the native cats, pouched mice, banded anteater, Tasmanian devil, and related forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.