thylacine
/thahy-luh-sahyn, -sin/US // ˈθaɪ ləˌsaɪn, -sɪn //UK // (ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn) //
袋狼,狼人,狼獾,狼牙山羊
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
Examples
The recently extinct thylacine , for example, could easily be mistaken for a peculiar breed of dog, but it’s much more closely related to a kangaroo!
It’s harder to recognize, and there’s a hint of the stiff tail and stripes that distinguished the thylacine.
It is of about the size of a Badger, and is, like the Thylacine, a nocturnal animal.
The extermination of the thylacine would be a zoological calamity; but it is impending.
The male Thylacine has a pouch which is quite or very nearly as well formed as in the female.
Among living mammals the Seals and the Thylacine all show some triconodont teeth.
But it is stated that the Thylacine is quite capable of keeping even a pack of dogs at bay.
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