thylacine

[ thahy-luh-sahyn, -sin ]

/ ˈθaɪ ləˌsaɪn, -sɪn /

noun

a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.

Also called Tasmanian wolf.

Origin of thylacine

1830–40; <New Latin Thylacinus genus name, equivalent to thylac- (<Greek thȳ́lakos pouch) + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby thylacine

thwart, Thwing, thx, thy, Thyestes, thylacine, thylakoid, thym-, thyme, thymectomy, thymelaeaceous

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Example sentences from the Web for thylacine

But it is stated that the Thylacine is quite capable of keeping even a pack of dogs at bay.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The extermination of the thylacine would be a zoological calamity; but it is impending.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday
Among living mammals the Seals and the Thylacine all show some triconodont teeth.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
It is of about the size of a Badger, and is, like the Thylacine, a nocturnal animal.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

In life the tail probably passed almost imperceptibly into the body, as in the Tasmanian thylacine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thylacine

thylacine

/ (ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn) /

noun

an extinct or very rare doglike carnivorous marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, having greyish-brown fur with dark vertical stripes on the back: family DasyuridaeAlso called: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf

Word Origin for thylacine

C19: from New Latin thӯlacīnus, from Greek thulakos pouch, sack

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单词	thylacine
释义	thylacine [ thahy-luh-sahyn, -sin ] / ˈθaɪ ləˌsaɪn, -sɪn / noun a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct. Also called Tasmanian wolf. Origin of thylacine 1830–40; <New Latin Thylacinus genus name, equivalent to thylac- (<Greek thȳ́lakos pouch) + -īnus-ine¹ Words nearby thylacine thwart, Thwing, thx, thy, Thyestes, thylacine, thylakoid, thym-, thyme, thymectomy, thymelaeaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thylacine But it is stated that the Thylacine is quite capable of keeping even a pack of dogs at bay. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The extermination of the thylacine would be a zoological calamity; but it is impending. Our Vanishing Wild Life\|William T. Hornaday Among living mammals the Seals and the Thylacine all show some triconodont teeth. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard It is of about the size of a Badger, and is, like the Thylacine, a nocturnal animal. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard In life the tail probably passed almost imperceptibly into the body, as in the Tasmanian thylacine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for thylacine thylacine / (ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn) / noun an extinct or very rare doglike carnivorous marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, having greyish-brown fur with dark vertical stripes on the back: family DasyuridaeAlso called: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf Word Origin for thylacine C19: from New Latin thӯlacīnus, from Greek thulakos pouch, sack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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