Tasmanian wolf

Other forms: Tasmanian wolves

Definitions of Tasmanian wolf
  1. noun
    rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
    synonyms: Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus, thylacine
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    type of:
    dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial
    small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
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