paucident planigale

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Etymology

From paucident (nonce borrowing from Latin paucidens (“having few teeth”), apparently not otherwise used) + planigale (“carnivorous marsupial of genus Planigale”). Compare Translingual Paucidentomys.

Noun

paucident planigale (plural paucident planigales)

  1. Planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.
    Synonym: Giles' planigale
    • 1982, Michael Archer, Carnivorous Marsupials, Volume 1, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, page 255:
      The dasyurids examined were the Paucident Planigale, Planigale gilesi, and the Kowari, […] .
    • 1983, Keith Davey, “Our Arid Environment: Animals of Australia's Desert Regions”, in Reed, page 92:
      The Paucident Planigale is a robust marsupial. Its head and body are 6-8 cm long. It has only two premolar teeth in each upper and lower jaw, instead of three as the other four planigales have. The Paucident Planigale has soft, dense, colourful fur.
    • 1994, Daniel Lunney, Future of the Fauna of Western New South Wales, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, page 86:
      However, for small cryptic species such as the southern ningaui Ningaui yvonneae, narrow-nosed planigale Planigale tenuirostris and paucident planigale P. gilesi, range extensions are probably more apparent than real […] .

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