DASYURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dasyure mean? 

• DASYURE (noun)
  The noun DASYURE has 1 sense:

1. any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

  Familiarity information: DASYURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DASYURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("dasyure" is a kind of...):

dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dasyure"):

Dasyurus quoll; eastern dasyure (a variety of dasyure)

Dasyurus viverrinus; native cat (carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Holonyms ("dasyure" is a member of...):

Dasyurus; genus Dasyurus (type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats)