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tas·ma·ni·an ti·ger

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalusnoun

    rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct

Wiktionary

  1. Tasmanian tigernoun

    The carnivorous marsupial Thylacinus cynocephalus which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.

  2. Etymology: Tiger refers to the stripes on the animal’s back; the thylacine is not related to the tiger, or to the cat family at all.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tasmanian tiger in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tasmanian tiger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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