Definitions

1. noun

Any member of the extinct carnivorous marsupial family Thylacinidae, particularly the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), native to Australia and Tasmania, characterized by a distinctive set of 16 to 21 horizontal stripes across its back.

“The thylacine, once thought to be a Tasmanian devil, was a carnivorous marsupial with a unique appearance.”