HyperDic: thylacine

English > 1 sense of the word thylacine:
NOUNanimalthylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalusrare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back
English > thylacine: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningRare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct.
SynonymsTasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus
Member ofThylacinus, genus ThylacinusTasmanian wolf
Broaderdasyurid marsupial, dasyuridsmall carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Spanishthylacinus cynocephalus, tigre de tasmania, tilacino
Catalanthylacinus cynocephalus, Thylacinus cynocephalus

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