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tasmanian devil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
tas-ma-ni-an dev-il
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carnivorous marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii) found exclusively on the island of Tasmania.

Etymology

From Tasmanian + devil.

Inflected Forms

Tasmanian devils (plural)

Derived Forms

Taz

Phrases

Tasmanian tiger Tasmanian wolf

Frequently Paired Words

Tasmanian tiger Tasmanian wolf Dasyuridae dasyuromorph dingo sarcophile thylacine wombat

Synonyms

sarcophiline ursine dasyure sarcophilus harrisii

Questions

What does tasmanian devil mean?
A carnivorous marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii) found exclusively on the island of Tasmania.
Where does tasmanian devil come from?
From Tasmanian + devil.

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