Noun: Thylacinus cynocephalus
- Rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
"The last known Thylacinus cynocephalus died in captivity in 1936";
- thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger
Type of: dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial
Part of: genus Thylacinus, Thylacinus
Encyclopedia: Thylacinus cynocephalus