genus dasyurus

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   type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats

   SynonymsDasyurus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofDasyuridae

Questions about genus dasyurus

What does genus dasyurus mean?

genus dasyurus means "type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats".

What is another word for genus dasyurus?

Close synonyms include Dasyurus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus dasyurus a common word?

genus dasyurus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.