thylacine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
    Thylacinus cynocephalus; Tasmanian wolf; Tasmanian tiger.

WordNet


Thy"la*cine noun
Etymology
Gr. a sack.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.

Webster 1913