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SARCOPHILUS HARIISI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcophilus hariisi mean?
• SARCOPHILUS HARIISI (noun)
The noun SARCOPHILUS HARIISI has 1 sense:
1. small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
Familiarity information: SARCOPHILUS HARIISI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Sarcophilus hariisi; Tasmanian devil; ursine dasyure
Hypernyms ("Sarcophilus hariisi" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("Sarcophilus hariisi" is a member of...):
genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil)
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