native cat
native cat · native cats
The quoll; any member of the genus Dasyurus of carnivorous marsupialsThe quoll; any member of the genus Dasyurus of carnivorous marsupials.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)The quoll; any member of the genus Dasyurus of carnivorous marsupials.
1907, New South Wales Department of Agriculture, The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, Volume 17, page 154, We have found the greatest enemies to be rats, native cats, hawks and crows.
carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Forms
plural: native cats| Singular | native cat |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- carnivorous arboreal cat-like marsupials of Australia and Tasmania:Dasyurus viverrinus
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddasyure