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THYLACINUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tasmanian wolf

Synonyms:

genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Thylacinus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Thylacinus"):

Tasmanian tiger; Tasmanian wolf; thylacine; Thylacinus cynocephalus (rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct)

Holonyms ("Thylacinus" is a member of...):

Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)

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