English Explanatory Dictionary

phascogale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.

Pronunciation

/fæsˈkɒɡəli/

Word forms

phascogale phascogales

Etymology

From genus name, translingual Phascogale (from Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch, wallet”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”)), classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Synonyms

pouched mouse wambenger

Derived words

brush-tailed phascogale northern phascogale red-tailed phascogale
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