thylacine
English
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Two thylacines.
Etymology
Thylacinus + -ine From Translingual Thylacinus; from Ancient Greek θύλακος (thúlakos, “pouch, sack”) + Latin -inus (-ine).
Noun
thylacine (plural thylacines)
- The carnivorous marsupial Thylacinus cynocephalus which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.
Synonyms
- (carnivorous mammal): Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf
Translations
extinct carnivorous marsupial
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