marsupial mouse

American

noun

any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
the mouselike crested-tailed Dasycercus cristicauda of Australian deserts.

marsupial mouse British

noun

any mouselike insectivorous marsupial of the subfamily Phascogalinae: family Dasyuridae

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His team sequenced this predator’s genome as well as the genomes of several potential surrogate species, including the dunnart or marsupial mouse.

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Half an hour later he killed a fat bandicoot, who was engaged at that moment in killing a tiny marsupial mouse.

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