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phascogale

Pronunciation: /faˈskɒgəliː/
Definition of phascogale

noun

  • a small arboreal flesh- and nectar-eating Australian marsupial with a pointed snout, large eyes and ears, and a bushy tail.
    • Genus Phascogale, family Dasyuridae: two species

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek phaskōlos 'purse' + galē 'weasel'

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