noun
- plural of dasyure; small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including quolls and the Tasmanian devil
Usage: zoological
Examples
- Dasyures are important predators in Australian ecosystems.
- The spotted-tailed quoll is one of the largest dasyures.
- Conservation efforts focus on protecting endangered dasyures.
- Dasyures have sharp teeth adapted for eating meat.
- Several species of dasyures are found in Tasmania.
- Researchers study the behavior of dasyures in the wild.