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Tasmanian wolf

 
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–noun
thylacine.
Also called Tasmanian tiger.

Origin:
1885–90

thy⋅la⋅cine

  [thahy-luh-sahyn, -sin]
–noun
a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
Also called Tasmanian wolf.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL Thylacinus genus name, equiv. to thylac- (< Gk thȳ́lakos pouch) + -īnus -ine 1
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