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MARSUPIAL MOUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats
Synonyms:
marsupial mouse; marsupial rat; pouched mouse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marsupial mouse" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("marsupial mouse" is a member of...):
genus Phascogale; Phascogale (pouched mice)