"marsupial mouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marsupial mice [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|marsupial mice}} marsupial mouse (plural marsupial mice)
  1. (Australia) Any of several small carnivorous marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, especially in the genera Sminthopsis and Antechinus. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Dasyuromorphs Related terms: bush mouse, dunnart (taxonomic: Sminthopsis spp.), pouched mouse
    Sense id: en-marsupial_mouse-en-noun-pX5p-Fpk Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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