dunnart

dunnart |ˈdʌnɑːt | ▶noun a mouse-like insectivorous marsupial with a pointed snout and prominent eyes, found in Australia and New Guinea. Also called marsupial mouse. ●Genus Sminthopsis, family Dasyuridae: many species, including the common dunnart (S. murina ). ORIGIN 1920s: from Nyungar danart.

dunnart

dunnart |ˈdʌnɑːt | ▶noun a mouse-like insectivorous marsupial with a pointed snout and prominent eyes, found in Australia and New Guinea. Also called marsupial mouse. ●Genus Sminthopsis, family Dasyuridae: many species, including the common dunnart (S. murina ). ORIGIN 1920s: from Nyungar danart.