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TASMANIAN DEVIL

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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)

Sense 1

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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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