[ məl'gα:rə ]
■ noun a rat-sized carnivorous marsupial with a pointed snout and a crested tail, native to central Australia. [ Dasycercus cristicauda .]
Origin
1940s: prob. from Wangganguru (an Aborig. lang.) mardagura .
[ məl'gα:rə ]
■ noun a rat-sized carnivorous marsupial with a pointed snout and a crested tail, native to central Australia. [ Dasycercus cristicauda .]
Origin
1940s: prob. from Wangganguru (an Aborig. lang.) mardagura .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004