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SARCOPHILUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcophilus mean? 

SARCOPHILUS (noun)
  The noun SARCOPHILUS has 1 sense:

1. Tasmanian devilplay

  Familiarity information: SARCOPHILUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SARCOPHILUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tasmanian devil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus

Hypernyms ("Sarcophilus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Sarcophilus"):

Sarcophilus hariisi; Tasmanian devil; ursine dasyure (small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail)

Holonyms ("Sarcophilus" is a member of...):

Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)


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