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THYLACINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thylacinus mean?
• THYLACINUS (noun)
The noun THYLACINUS has 1 sense:
1. Tasmanian wolf
Familiarity information: THYLACINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tasmanian wolf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus
Hypernyms ("Thylacinus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Thylacinus"):
Tasmanian tiger; Tasmanian wolf; thylacine; Thylacinus cynocephalus (rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct)
Holonyms ("Thylacinus" is a member of...):
Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)
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