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THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Thylacinus cynocephalus mean? 

THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS (noun)
  The noun THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS has 1 sense:

1. rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinctplay

  Familiarity information: THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS (noun)


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 ("Thylacinus cynocephalus" is a kind of...):

dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Holonyms ("Thylacinus cynocephalus" is a member of...):

genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus (Tasmanian wolf)


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