planigale
/ˈplænɪgeɪl/noun
1- a very small mouse-like carnivorous marsupial with a long tail, native to Australia and New Guinea侏袋鼠。
1.1
- Genus Planigale, family Dasyuridae: several species.侏袋鼠属, 袋鼬科：数种。
词源
1940s: modern Latin， from Latin planus 'flat' (referring to the flat skull of the marsupial)， on the pattern of phascogale.