TASMANIAN DEVIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does Tasmanian devil mean? • TASMANIAN DEVIL (noun)
The noun TASMANIAN DEVIL has 1 sense:
1. small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
Familiarity information: TASMANIAN DEVIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TASMANIAN DEVIL (noun)
Meaning:
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Sarcophilus hariisi; Tasmanian devil; ursine dasyure
Hypernyms ("Tasmanian devil" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("Tasmanian devil" is a member of...):
genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil)
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