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dasyure
das·y·ure [ dássee yr ] (plural das·y·ures)


noun 
Definition:
 
small Australian animal: a small usually carnivorous marsupial. Native to: Australia, Tasmania, neighboring islands.  Subfamily Dasyurinae.
[Mid-19th century. Via French< modern Latin dasyurus< Greek dasus "rough, hairy" + oura "tail"]
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