noun
rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
• Syn: ↑thylacine, ↑Tasmanian tiger, ↑Thylacinus cynocephalus
• Hypernyms: ↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid
• Member Holonyms: ↑Thylacinus, ↑genus Thylacinus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.