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1. (n.) thylacine
a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
Etymology: (1830–40; < NL Thylacinus genus name = Gk th&ymacracute;lak(os) pouch + L -īnus -ine1)
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1. (noun) thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus
rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
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1. (noun) thylacine
the zebra wolf. See under Wolf
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