Phascogale
/fæsˈkɒɡəli/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.
Etymology
From genus name, translingual Phascogale (from Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch, wallet”) + γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”)), classified 1824 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.