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TASMANIAN DEVIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
Synonyms:
Sarcophilus hariisi; Tasmanian devil; ursine dasyure
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tasmanian devil" is a kind of...):
dasyurid; dasyurid marsupial (small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
Holonyms ("Tasmanian devil" is a member of...):
genus Sarcophilus; Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil)