English Explanatory Dictionary

dunnart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any species of the genus Sminthopsis of small carnivorous marsupials that resemble mice or shrews.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌnə(ɹ)t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dunnart.wav

Word forms

dunnart dunnarts

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Nyunga danard (“Sminthopsis griseoventer”).

Related words

marsupial mouse

Derived words

Butler's dunnart chestnut dunnart common dunnart fat-tailed dunnart Gilbert's dunnart greater hairy-footed dunnart grey-bellied dunnart Julia Creek dunnart Kakadu dunnart large long-tailed dunnart lesser hairy-footed dunnart little long-tailed dunnart Ooldea dunnart red-cheeked dunnart sandhill dunnart stripe-faced dunnart white-footed dunnart white-tailed dunnart
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