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 

• SARCOPHILUS HARIISI (noun)

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Meaning:

Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail

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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)