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Tasmanian wolf
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Tasmanian wolf
n.
A large wolflike carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) of Tasmania, having a pointed head and dark transverse stripes across its back. It is believed to be extinct. Also called Tasmanian tiger, thylacine.
Tasmanian wolf, tiger
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) other names for thylacine
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Noun1.Tasmanian wolf - rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its backTasmanian wolf - rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Tasmanian tiger, thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus
dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
genus Thylacinus, Thylacinus - Tasmanian wolf
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There were no Tasmanian wolves on display, though for those interested in conservation over Kit Kats, signs described how the wolf-headed, tiger-striped, kangaroo-tailed, opossum-pouched creatures died off in 1936.
GHOULS' NIGHT OUT PRINCESSES, PYTHONS MEET FOR HALLOWEEN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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