ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kowari

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Kowari is a noun meaning A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

The kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) of central Australia, one of a number of marsupial species that become torpid during cold weather, is also a fierce hunter and vocally aggressive […].

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Related dictionary entries include karrkaratul, dasyure, dasyurid, dasyuroid, dasyuromorph, oolacunta.

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