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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 tailplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SARCOPHILUS HARIISI (noun)


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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