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PRONUNCIATION OF MARSUPIAL MOUSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARSUPIAL MOUSE

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Marsupial mouse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MARSUPIAL MOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marsupial mouse

Dasyuridae

The Dasyuridae are a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 75 species divided into 15 genera. Many are small and mouse-like, giving them the misnomer marsupial mice, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian devil. They are found in a wide range of habitats, including grassland, forests, and mountains, and some species are arboreal or semiaquatic.

Definition of marsupial mouse in the English dictionary

The definition of marsupial mouse in the dictionary is any mouselike insectivorous marsupial of the subfamily Phascogalinae: family Dasyuridae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARSUPIAL MOUSE

marshland
marshlander
marshlike
marshlocks
marshmallow
marshmallowy
marshwort
marshy
Marsilius of Padua
marsipobranch
marsport
marsquake
Marston
Marston Moor
marsupia
marsupial
marsupial mole
marsupialian
marsupian
marsupium

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARSUPIAL MOUSE

cat-and-mouse
deer mouse
dormouse
fat mouse
field mouse
fieldmouse
harvest mouse
house
house mouse
jumping mouse
meadow mouse
mouse
optical mouse
play cat and mouse
pocket mouse
rearmouse
smouse
titmouse
white-footed mouse
woodmouse
zamouse

Synonyms and antonyms of marsupial mouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «marsupial mouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARSUPIAL MOUSE

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The translations of marsupial mouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marsupial mouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有袋动物鼠标
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ratón marsupial
570 millions of speakers

English

marsupial mouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धानी माउस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فأر جرابي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сумчатых мышей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rato marsupial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্সুপিয় মাউস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la souris marsupiale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tetikus marsupial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beuteltier Maus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有袋類マウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유대류 마우스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Marsupial mouse
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chuột túi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டாள் மவுஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रागीट माऊस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Marsupial fare
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

topo marsupiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torbacz myszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумчастих мишей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șoarece marsupial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαρσιποφόρο του ποντικιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buideldier muis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pungdjur mus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pungdyr mus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marsupial mouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARSUPIAL MOUSE»

The term «marsupial mouse» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARSUPIAL MOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marsupial mouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARSUPIAL MOUSE»

Discover the use of marsupial mouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marsupial mouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
Marsupial mice are so named because some species have pouches in which they carry their young for the first 6 or 7 weeks of life. Pictured is Dasyuroides byrnei. MARSUPIAL MOUSE A fat-tailed dunnart eating a grasshopper. This species.
‎2002
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Walker's Marsupials of the World
Short-haired marsupial "mouse" (Murexia rothschildi). photo by P. A. Woolley and D. Walsh. Long-clawed marsupial "mouse" (Neophascogale lorentzii), photo by P. A. Woolley. which it may otherwise be confused, has a broad black -tnpe ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 2005
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
Antechinus flavipes 24 284 285 286 e d f i 287 288 (ANZ); Sandstone Antechinus ; Sandstone Marsupial Mouse d Nördliche Sprenkelbeutelmaus; Sandsteindibbler Antechinusflavipes Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae e Yellow- footed Marsupial ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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Biology Coloring Workbook
One species you are probably familiar with in our environment is the placental mouse (C,) In Australia, there is a very similar marsupial mouse (C2) that occupies the same niche; the resemblance between the two is the result of convergent ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 1998
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Marsupial Biology: Recent Research, New Perspectives
Factors influencing pre-natal fertility in the brown marsupial mouse, Antechinus sluartii. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 68, 317-324. Service P M, Hutchinson E W and Rose M R (1988). Multiple genetic mechanisms for the evolution of ...
Norman Saunders, Lyn Hinds, 1997
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Marsupial Genetics and Genomics
Barr bodies were absent in adult brush-tail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) ( McKay et al., 1987), although they were observed in bilaminar and trilaminar blastocysts of a marsupial mouse (Antechinus stuartii) (Johnston and Robinson, 1987).
Janine E. Deakin, Paul D. Waters, Jennifer A. Marshall Graves, 2010
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The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Byrne Byrne's Marsupial Mouse Dasyroides byrnei Spencer, 1896 [Alt. Kowari; Brush-tailed Marsupial Rat, Crestedtailed Marsupial Rat, Kawiri] P. M. (Paddy) Byrne (dates not found) was an Australian telegraph official living in frontier ...
Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson, 2009
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Australian Mammal Society
Pp. 1-61 in "Ecology of small mammals" ed by D. M. Stoddart. Chapman and Hall: London. GODFREY, G. K., 1969a. Reproduction in a laboratory colony of the marsupial mouse Sminthopsis larapinta (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Aust. J. Zool.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Index volume
... gato; evra) 10: 1313-1314 jerboa (jumping rat; kangaroo rat) 5: 665; 10: 1323- 1324 Marsupial see Marsupial mouse Jird Clawed see Gerbil, Mongolian Midday 7: 951 Kamoshika see Serow, Japanese Kangaroo 10: 1333-1336 Eastern gray ...
‎2002
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Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates
Taggart, D. A., & Temple-Smith, P. D. (1990). Effects of breeding season and mating on total number and distribution of spermatozoa in the epididymis of the brown marsupial mouse, Antechinus stuartii. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility , 88, ...
David O. Norris, Kristin H. Lopez, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARSUPIAL MOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marsupial mouse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marsupial Mouse Can Survive Burned Out Areas By Going Into Torpor
A little marsupial mouse from Australia has survived bushfires brought about by global warming, ABC reports. Scientists explain that the animal ... «International Business Times AU, Jun 15»
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Marsupial mouse survives fire by switching itself off
The brown antechinus -- also known as Stuart's antechinus and Macleay's marsupial mouse -- is preyed upon by foxes, feral cats and dogs. «ABC Science Online, Jun 15»
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Wildlife ACT carers take aim at Canberra's domestic cats
Birds were the biggest casualty, while cats also attacked lizards, an echidna, a possum and an antechinus (native marsupial mouse). Research ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
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Australia's Blinky Bill Goes CG for Upcoming Film
... platypus friend Flap, marsupial mouse friend Marcia, and wizened mentor Mr. Walter Wombat—and doubled down on the environmentalism ... «Cartoon Brew, Apr 15»
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Darwinian (Dis)analogies
There once was a marsupial wolf, and there is a marsupial flying squirrel, a marsupial mouse, a marsupial anteater, and many other parallels. «Luther College News, Nov 14»
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Anita Dineen wins the inaugural Vogue Living Design Award
The 'Slice' knife, inspired by the antechinus, also known as the Australian marsupial mouse, is a single piece of stainless steel designed to ... «Vogue Australia, Nov 14»
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Museum curator Dr Steve Van Dyck has found one of 221 new …
Queensland Museum senior curator of vertebrates Dr Steve Van Dyck said he first spotted the marsupial mouse around his Samford home, ... «Courier Mail, Feb 14»
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Shooting the breeze in The Whitsundays
The cheeky bush rat, the shy potoroo and the tiny marsupial mouse are all visitors to our campsite and no night would be complete without the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 13»
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Last chance to save an odd bird indeed
Also in trouble is the antechinus, or marsupial mouse - one of the cutest creatures crawling nervously upon our landscape. They eat insects ... «The Age, Feb 13»
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Insect-eater on top rung of our family tree
... Red blood cells found in dinosaur bones · Marsupial mouse survives fire by switching itself off · Caffeine combats stress, may help prevent ... «ABC Science Online, Feb 13»

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