Antechinus
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any member of the genus Antechinus of small carnivorous marsupials that resemble shrews.
"These are distinguished from the Monodelphia, or Placentalia, by bringing forth their young in a very rudimentary state, nourishing them in a “marsupium,” which is either a regular pouch or a simple skinfold, such as our native cats and antechini develop at the time of parturition."
Example
More examples"These are distinguished from the Monodelphia, or Placentalia, by bringing forth their young in a very rudimentary state, nourishing them in a “marsupium,” which is either a regular pouch or a simple skinfold, such as our native cats and antechini develop at the time of parturition."
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Antechinus.