thylacine

thy·la·cine

 (thī′lə-sīn′)

n.

See Tasmanian tiger.

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[From New Latin Thȳlacīnus, genus name, from Greek thūlakos, sack.]

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thylacine

(ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn)

n

(Animals) an extinct or very rare doglike carnivorous marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, having greyish-brown fur with dark vertical stripes on the back: family Dasyuridae. Also called: Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf

[C19: from New Latin thӯlacīnus, from Greek thulakos pouch, sack]

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thy•la•cine

(ˈθaɪ ləˌsaɪn, -sɪn)

n.

a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.

Also called Tasmanian wolf.

[1830–40; < New Latin Thylacinus genus name = Greek thylak(os) pouch + Latin -īnus -ine¹]

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Noun

1.

thylacine - rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial - small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania genus Thylacinus, Thylacinus - Tasmanian wolf

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