Main Entry:

Tas·ma·nian devil

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)taz-ˈmā-nē-ən-, -nyən-\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1867

: a heavily built carnivorous nocturnal Tasmanian marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii) that is about the size of a badger and has powerful jaws and teeth and a chiefly black coat marked with white on the chest