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GENUS THYLACINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tasmanian wolf
Synonyms:
genus Thylacinus; Thylacinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Thylacinus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Thylacinus"):
Tasmanian tiger; Tasmanian wolf; thylacine; Thylacinus cynocephalus (rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct)
Holonyms ("genus Thylacinus" is a member of...):
Dasyuridae; family Dasyuridae; family Dasyurinae (dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)
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