(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:40:43

Tait (?), n. Zool.

A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds upon honey and insects. Called also noolbenger.

 

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