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Tasmanian devil   /tˌæzmˈeɪniən dˈɛvəl/   Listen
Tasmanian devil

noun
1.
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail.  Synonyms: Sarcophilus hariisi, ursine dasyure.





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"Tasmanian devil" Quotes from Famous Books



... knowledge of the ux was confined to a single circumstance. When, in 1897, I had gone to Tasmania with Professor Farrago, to make a report on the availability of the so-called "Tasmanian devil," as a substitute for the mongoose in the West Indies, I of course heard a great deal of talk among the natives concerning the birds which they affirmed haunted ...
— In Search of the Unknown • Robert W. Chambers


Words linked to "Tasmanian devil" :   dasyurid, Sarcophilus hariisi, ursine dasyure, genus Sarcophilus, Sarcophilus, dasyurid marsupial


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