Tasmanian wolf
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tasmanian wolf
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Tucked away near the bottom of the world, the island of Tasmania is an Australian state more or less renowned as the home of Errol Flynn and the Tasmanian wolf.
From Time Magazine Archive
Also vanishing, at least in wild areas: the koala "Teddy bear" and the Tasmanian wolf, a zebra-striped, carnivorous marsupial that often hops kangaroo-like on its hind legs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bandoola stars a Burmese elephant, Coorinna a Tasmanian wolf.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wombat is Australia's equivalent of the badger, and predatory beasts are represented by the Tasmanian wolf, a doglike marsupial.
From Time Magazine Archive
In particular, while the dogs all have on each side of the upper jaw four pre-molars and two molars, the Tasmanian wolf has three pre-molars and four molars.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
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