Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dasyure

/ˈdæsiˌjʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dasyure
IPA: /ˈdæsiˌjʊə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “hairy”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”). By surface analysis, dasy- + -ure (“tail”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δασύς

Inflected Forms

dasyures (plural)

Derived Forms

dasyurine

Phrases

Tate's three-striped dasyure

Synonyms

dasyurid

Questions

How do you pronounce dasyure?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæsiˌjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does dasyure mean?: Any of various Australasian carnivorous marsupials, of the family Dasyuridae, which include the marsupial equivalent to cats
Where does dasyure come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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