thylacine
noun
thy·la·cine ˈthī-lə-ˌsīn 
: tasmanian tiger
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web If all goes to plan, a thylacine-like baby would then be born into the world. 
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Reintroducing the thylacine to its former habit would have to be done very cautiously, Pask added. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Officially named the thylacine, the species is commonly referred to as the Tasmanian tiger for the stripes on its back. Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 The plan, as Colossal notes on its website, is to create a new thylacine and then introduce it to the creature’s original natural environments. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022 So excited to partner with @itiscolossal @federallamm to continue our work on the thylacine - very exciting times ahead for marsupial biology! Ariana Garcia, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022 About the size of a coyote, the thylacine disappeared about 2,000 years ago virtually everywhere except the Australian island of Tasmania. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 None of this is to say that the thylacine is more or less likely to be revived. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2022 The river's unlikely savior was a gangly G.P. from the mainland named Bob Brown, who'd come to Tasmania in search of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2021 See More
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Reintroducing the thylacine to its former habit would have to be done very cautiously, Pask added. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Officially named the thylacine, the species is commonly referred to as the Tasmanian tiger for the stripes on its back. Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 The plan, as Colossal notes on its website, is to create a new thylacine and then introduce it to the creature’s original natural environments. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022 So excited to partner with @itiscolossal @federallamm to continue our work on the thylacine - very exciting times ahead for marsupial biology! Ariana Garcia, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022 About the size of a coyote, the thylacine disappeared about 2,000 years ago virtually everywhere except the Australian island of Tasmania. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 None of this is to say that the thylacine is more or less likely to be revived. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2022 The river's unlikely savior was a gangly G.P. from the mainland named Bob Brown, who'd come to Tasmania in search of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin Thylacinus, genus of marsupials, from Greek thylakos sack, pouch
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
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