Definition of "dasyurid"

The Tasmanian Devil and the several species of quolls are by far the largest of the dasyurids, but the group is very diverse, and includes about 30 species of small insect-eaters, some not a lot bigger than a mouse.

1998, Terence Lindsey, Mammals of Australia, New Holland, published 2004, page 22

It was once assumed that dasyurids made little use of visual communications because they are nocturnal.

2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 67