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Meanings of thylacinus cynocephalus in English

Portuguese
tigre da tasmânia
Spanish
thylacinus cynocephalus
Wikidata

Rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct.

        tigre da tasmânia
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        Examples for "thylacine"
        Examples for "thylacine"
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        The last surviving thylacine was thrown out with the weekly trash.
        A short history of nearly everything
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        Cats have specialized, retractable claws adapted to grappling prey whereas the thylacine did not.
        Wired
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        The thylacine was officially declared extinct in 1986, but unconfirmed sightings are regularly reported in Tasmania.
        Radio NZ
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        Despite surviving to the early 20th century, relatively little is known about how the thylacine actually hunted.
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        For Figuerido and Janis, the key feature for investigating the habits of the thylacine was one particular joint.
        Wired
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        In Australia the interdiction should include the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, all the large kangaroos, the emu, lyre bird and the mallee-bird.
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
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        Then there's the fate of the Tasmanian tiger and the passenger pigeon.
        News.com.au
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        A Tasmanian tiger pelt found in New Zealand has caused excitement in Australia.
        Radio NZ
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        Scientists have scanned preserved Tasmanian tiger specimens to better understand the marsupial's development in the pouch.
        BBC
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        If not for roadkill, the Tasmanian divil would probably go the way of the Tasmanian tiger.
        G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
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        The Tasmanian tiger was declared extinct in 1936 when the last known animal died in Hobart Zoo.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of thylacinus cynocephalus in English
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        An understanding of one is incomplete without a comprehension of the other, and no animal embodies these complementary concepts better than Thylacinus cynocephalus.
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        Translations for thylacinus cynocephalus