paucident planigale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.

Word forms

paucident planigale paucident planigales

Etymology

From paucident (nonce borrowing from Latin paucidens (“having few teeth”), apparently not otherwise used) + planigale (“carnivorous marsupial of genus Planigale”). Compare Translingual Paucidentomys.

Synonyms

Giles' planigale

Related words

dasyurid marsupial mouse marsupial shrew
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