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Definition of: thylacine
(thī′lə·sīn, -sin) noun
A nearly extinct, carnivorous, doglike marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) of Tasmania, grayish-brown with dark transverse bands on the hinder part of the back: also called Tasmanian wolf, zebra wolf. [<NL <Gk. thylax, thylakos pouch]
(About 18 inches high at the shoulder)
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