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tasmanian tiger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
tas-ma-ni-an tiger
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Tasmanian tigers (plural)

Phrases

Tasmanian devil

Frequently Paired Words

Tasmanian devil

Synonyms

thylacine Tasmanian wolf Tassie tiger thylacinus cynocephalus

Questions

What does tasmanian tiger mean?
An extinct carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus), once native to Tasmania.
Where does tasmanian tiger come from?
Tiger refers to the stripes on the animal's back; the thylacine is not a member of the cat family.

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