Tasmanian tiger

English

A Tasmanian tiger.

Etymology

Tiger refers to the stripes on the animal's back; the thylacine is not a member of the cat family.

Noun

Tasmanian tiger (plural Tasmanian tigers)

1. An extinct carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus), once native to Tasmania.

Synonyms

• thylacine
• Tasmanian wolf

Related terms

• Tasmanian devil

Translations

extinct carnivorous marsupial — see Tasmanian wolf