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Definition of Tasmanian tiger

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

Definition of Tasmanian tiger

1. Noun. The carnivorous marsupial ''Thylacinus cynocephalus'' which was native to Tasmania, now extinct. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tasmanian Tiger

Literary usage of Tasmanian tiger

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

1. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1882)
"By Mr. JB Walker u Ferns on the Mountain LXXIX tasmanian tiger ... for September LXXXIII The History of Tasmania By J. Fenton LXXXIV tasmanian tiger ..."

2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... is well known throughout the country in Victoria." Tiger, Tasmanian. See Thy- lacine and tasmanian tiger. Tiger-Snake, //. See under Snake. ..."

3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... is well known throughout the country in Victoria." Tiger, Tasmanian. See Thy- lacine and tasmanian tiger. Tiger-Snake, //. See under Snake. ..."

4. Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"The devil and tasmanian tiger are formidable beasts, and used to make great havoc among the flocks. The tiger is a low, long-bodied animal with powerful ..."

5. International Exhibition, 1876: Official Catalogue by United States Centennial Commission (1876)
"The devil and Tasmanian- tiger are formidable beasts, and used to make great havoc among the flocks. The tiger is a low, long-bodied animal with powerful ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and, in Tasmania, the 'Tasmanian devil" (sarcophilus ursinus), fierce and (like the dingo) untamable, and the "tasmanian tiger" (Thylacinus ..."

7. Across Australia by Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen (1912)
"There was a time when the Tasmanian " tiger " and " devil," as they are popularly called, the former one of the largest and the latter the fiercest of our ..."

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