— dasyurine /das'i yoor"uyn, -in/ , adj. — dasyuroid , adj. , n.
/das"ee yoor'/ , n.
1. any of several nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus and related genera, of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands, typically having a reddish or olive-brown coat marked with white spots.
2. Also called ursine dasyure . any of several related animals, as the Tasmanian devil.
[ 1830-40; Dasyurus name of the genus dasy- DASY- + -ouros -tailed, adj. deriv. of ourá tail ]