Tasmanian tiger

noun

Definition of Tasmanian tiger

: a somewhat doglike carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) that formerly inhabited Tasmania but is now considered extinct

called also Tasmanian wolf, thylacine

Illustration of Tasmanian tiger

Illustration of tasmanian tiger

Tasmanian tiger

First Known Use of Tasmanian tiger

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

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