Thylacine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθailəsiːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thylacine is a noun meaning A carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
Meaning
A carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
Example Sentences
[…]high up on an overhanging rock, perhaps twenty feet above the ground, a ghostly white thylacine was clearly visible. Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, have been extinct on the mainland of Australia for at least two thousand years.
Word Forms
- thylacines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thylacinid, thylacomyid, thylacosmilid, mulgara, thylacoleonid, marsupicarnivore.
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