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das⋅y⋅ure

  [das-ee-yoor]
–noun
1. 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. Also called ursine dasyure. any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL Dasyurus name of the genus < Gk dasy- dasy- + -ouros -tailed, adj. deriv. of ourá tail

Related forms:
das⋅y⋅u⋅rine  [das-i-yoor-ahyn, -in] , adjective
das⋅y⋅u⋅roid, adjective, noun
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ursine dasyure

noun
small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail [syn: Tasmanian devil] 
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