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TASMANIAN WOLF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tasmanian wolf mean?

• TASMANIAN WOLF (noun)
The noun TASMANIAN WOLF has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: TASMANIAN WOLF used as a noun is very rare.

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• TASMANIAN WOLF (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Tasmanian tiger; Tasmanian wolf; thylacine; Thylacinus cynocephalus

Hypernyms ("Tasmanian wolf" is a kind of...):

dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)

Holonyms ("Tasmanian wolf" is a member of...):

genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus (Tasmanian wolf)

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