1. Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail, native to Tasmania
   "Tasmanian devil became became extinct in mainland Australia around 3,500 years ago";
   - ursine dasyure, Sarcophilus hariisi

Derived forms: Tasmanian devils

Type of: dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial

Part of: genus Sarcophilus, Sarcophilus

Encyclopedia: Tasmanian devil