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The Collaborative International Dictionary
native cat

dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick, shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus, called also native cat. There are several species.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) any of several related animals, such as the Tasmanian devil; -- called also ursine dasyure.

Wiktionary
native cat

n. (context Australia English) The quoll; any member of the genus ''Dasyurus'' of carnivorous marsupials. '''1990''', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.%20M.%20W.%20Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, page 79.

WordNet
native cat

n. carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania [syn: Dasyurus viverrinus]