noun
- a carnivorous marsupial of Australia and nearby regions, including Tasmanian devils and quolls
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The Tasmanian devil is the largest living dasyure.
- Dasyures are found primarily in Australia and New Guinea.
- The spotted-tailed quoll is an endangered dasyure species.
- Researchers studied the hunting behavior of various dasyure species.
- The dasyure family includes both small and large carnivorous marsupials.