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Etymology
Byrnesin (“of Byrnes”) + pussi- (“marsupial”) + hiiri (“mouse”); erroneously derived from "Byrne's crest-tailed marsupial rat", which is another English name for this species.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbyrnsinˌpusːiˌhiːri/,
- Rhymes: -iːri
- Hyphenation(key): byr‧nesin‧pussi‧hiiri
Noun
byrnesinpussihiiri
- kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei (small carnivorous rat-like marsupial endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia)
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