thylacine
pronunciation
How to pronounce thylacine in British English:
UK ['θaɪləsiːn; -saɪn; -sɪn]
How to pronounce thylacine in American English:
US [ 'θaɪləsɪn]
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- Noun:
- rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The last thylacine , named benjamin , died at hobart zoo in tasmania on september 7 1931 .
- 2. A genetic study of the extinct tasmanian tiger , or thylacine , carried out on preserved museum specimens suggest that the species may have been too inbred to survive , say researchers .