dasyurus

• Существительное, обозначающее типовой род семейства Dasyuridae, к которому относятся сумчатые кошки и другие хищные сумчатые, обитающие в Австралии и Новой Гвинее.

A noun referring to the type genus of the family Dasyuridae, which includes native cats and other carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea.

proper noun

1. Type genus of DasyuridaeC2formalaustralianscientific

   A genus of carnivorous marsupials, commonly known as native cats or quolls, found in Australia and New Guinea.

   Типовой род сумчатых куниц

   • The Dasyurus genus includes several species of quolls.
   • Dasyurus viverrinus, the eastern quoll, is now extinct on the Australian mainland.
   • Researchers are studying the behavior of Dasyurus hallucatus, the northern quoll.