marsupial mouse

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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.

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Also called marsupial rat .

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British Dictionary definitions for marsupial mouse

marsupial mouse

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any mouselike insectivorous marsupial of the subfamily Phascogalinae: family Dasyuridae

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