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Tasmanian tiger
noun
: a somewhat doglike carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus) that formerly inhabited Tasmania but is now considered extinct
called also Tasmanian wolf, thylacine
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In the past, Colossal has also revealed plans to revive other species of extinct animals like the Tasmanian tiger, New Zealand’s giant moa, and woolly mammoths.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Similar efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth, the thylacine — better known as the Tasmanian tiger — and another flightless bird, the moa, are also underway.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Similar efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth, the thylacine — better known as the Tasmanian tiger — and another flightless bird, the moa, are also underway.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Tasmanian tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tasmanian%20tiger. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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