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Definition of Tasmanian devil

1. Noun. Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail.

Definition of Tasmanian devil

1. Noun. A carnivorous marsupial (''Sarcophilus harrisii'') with a vicious temperament and found exclusively on the island of Tasmania. ¹

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Literary usage of Tasmanian devil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1870)
"... but of what nature could not be ascertained. The embryo was 1 inch and 2 lines in length. The Tasmanian devil was about 27 inches long and in good ..."

2. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1883)
"Notwithstanding its small size, however, the Tasmanian devil is almost as ... The Tasmanian devil is one of these beings, a fact of which I have had ..."

3. The National Zoological Park: A Popular Account of Its Collections by Ned Hollister (1919)
"... Tasmanian devil, wombat, and opossums. KANGAROOS AND WALLABIES. The larger species, the great gray kangaroo (Macropus ..."

4. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"The species is called S. ursinus, the popular name being Tasmanian devil. ... The Tasmanian devil is said to be one of the most ferocious of animals, ..."

5. A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere by William Berryman Scott (1913)
"In size and build, the Tasmanian devil resembles a badger and has long and heavy ... As the Thylacine imitates a wolf and the Tasmanian devil a badger, ..."

6. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"Aided by the strong fossorial claws of the fore-feet, the Tasmanian devil digs for itself a deep burrow in the ground, or, taking advantage of some natural ..."

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