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Definition of Marsupial rat
1. Noun. Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats.
Exact synonyms: Marsupial Mouse, Pouched Mouse
Generic synonyms: Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial
Group relationships: Genus Phascogale, Phascogale
Generic synonyms: Dasyurid, Dasyurid Marsupial
Group relationships: Genus Phascogale, Phascogale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marsupial Rat
Literary usage of Marsupial rat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The naturalist on the river Amazons by Henry Walter Bates (1863)
"This made the third species of marsupial rat I had so far obtained : but the
number of these animals is very considerable in Brazil, where they take the ..."
2. The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of by Henry Walter Bates (1884)
"This made the third species of marsupial rat I had so far obtained : but the
number of these animals is very considerable in Brazil, where they take the ..."
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