Definitions for dasyure

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dasyure das·y·ure

Spelling: [das-ee-yoo r]

IPA: /ˈdæs iˌyʊər/

Dasyure is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 218 anagrams from letters in dasyure (adersuy).

Definitions for dasyure

noun

1. any of several nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus and related genera, of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands, typically having a reddish or olive-brown coat marked with white spots.
2. Also called ursine dasyure. any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.

Origin of dasyure

1830-40; New Latin Dasyurus name of the genus Greek dasy- dasy- + -ouros -tailed, adj. derivative of ourá tail