marsupial mole

American

noun

a burrowing Australian marsupial of the genus Notoryctes, resembling a common mole in form and behavior.

marsupial mole British

noun

any molelike marsupial of the family Notoryctidae

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Etymology

Origin of marsupial mole

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface.

From New York Times

Beneath the sand: Indigenous rangers in Australia found a northern marsupial mole, the “hardest of all the animals to find.”

From New York Times

Beneath the sand: Australian rangers found a northern marsupial mole, the “hardest of all the animals to find.”

From New York Times

If you saw a northern marsupial mole, you might be surprised.

From New York Times

The northern marsupial mole, or kakarratul, lives in one of the most remote parts of the nation and is so elusive that authorities don't even know how many there are.

From BBC

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