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| thy·la·cine [ thlə sn, thləssin ] (plural thy·la·cines) |
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Tasmanian marsupial resembling dog: a large carnivorous marsupial that resembles a dog and has brownish fur and black stripes across the back. It was once widespread throughout Australia but is now thought to be extinct. Native to: Tasmania. Latin name Thylacinus cynocephalus.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Thylacinus< Greek thulakos "pouch"] |
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