thy|la|cine

thy|la|cine
thy|la|cine «THY luh syn, -sihn», noun.
a doglike, carnivorous, marsupial mammal of Tasmania, now almost extinct; Tasmanian wolf. Thylacines are grayish or yellowish brown with dark brown stripes on their backs.
[< French thylacine < Greek thýlax, -akos pouch, sack]

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