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THYLACINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thylacine mean?
• THYLACINE (noun)
The noun THYLACINE has 1 sense:
1. rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Familiarity information: THYLACINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Tasmanian tiger; Tasmanian wolf; thylacine; Thylacinus cynocephalus
Hypernyms ("thylacine" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("thylacine" is a member of...):
genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus (Tasmanian wolf)
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