ursine dasyure

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ursine dasyure
    n 1: small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black
         coat and long tail [syn: {Tasmanian devil}, {ursine
         dasyure}, {Sarcophilus hariisi}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See
   {Ursa}.]
   Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Ursine baboon}. (Zool.) See {Chacma}.

   {Ursine dasyure} (Zool.), the Tasmanian devil.

   {Ursine howler} (Zool.), the araguato. See Illust. under
      {Howler}.

   {Ursine seal}. (Zool.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st
      {Seal}.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick,
   shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of
      Australia, belonging to the genus {Dasyurus}, called also
      {native cat}. There are several species.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the
      Tasmanian devil; -- called also {ursine dasyure}.
      [PJC]

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