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kowari

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.

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History

Etymology

From Dieri kawiri.

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: byrnesinpussihiiri — Dasyuroides byrnei
  • French: kowari — Dasyuroides byrnei
  • Navajo: łéʼétsoh bizaʼazis hólóní — Dasyuroides byrnei
  • Serbo-Croatian: kovari — Dasyuroides byrnei
  • Serbo-Croatian: tobolčarski miš — Dasyuroides byrnei