| dasyuridae | (n) dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils, Syn. family Dasyuridae, family Dasyurinae |
| dasyurid marsupial | (n) small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania, Syn. dasyurid |
| Dasyuridae | n. a natural family including the dasyures, native cats, pouched mice, banded anteaters, and Tasmanian devils. |
| Dasyurine | a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or like, the dasyures. [ 1913 Webster ] |