1.
[syn: Tasmanian devil, ursine dasyure, Sarcophilus hariisi]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See
Ursa.]
Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.
[1913 Webster]
Ursine baboon. (Zool.) See Chacma.
Ursine dasyure (Zool.), the Tasmanian devil.
Ursine howler (Zool.), the araguato. See Illust. under
Howler.
Ursine seal. (Zool.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st
Seal.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick,
shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of
Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also
native cat. There are several species.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the
Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ursine dasyure
n 1: small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black
coat and long tail [syn: Tasmanian devil, ursine
dasyure, Sarcophilus hariisi]