marsupial mouse
noun
any of various mouse-sized to rat-sized marsupials of the family Dasyuridae, occurring in Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania: some species are rare or endangered.
the mouselike crested-tailed Dasycercus cristicauda of Australian deserts.
Also called
marsupial rat.
Words nearby marsupial mouse
marston,
marston moor,
marsupial,
marsupial bone,
marsupial mole,
marsupial mouse,
marsupialization,
marsupium,
marsyas,
mart,
marta
British Dictionary definitions for marsupial mouse
marsupial mouse
noun
any mouselike insectivorous marsupial of the subfamily Phascogalinae: family Dasyuridae