thylacine

noun

thy·​la·​cine ˈthī-lə-ˌsīn 

: tasmanian tiger

Examples of thylacine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even if that goal proves impractical, techniques pioneered with the thylacine could help other animals. — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

The 152 rooms celebrate Tasmania’s cultural and creative spirit, from the contemporary paintings of thylacines and Tasmanian devils, to the Blackheart sassafras ceiling inlays. — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Since announcing its project to bring back the woolly mammoth in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to de-extinct two birds, the dodo and the moa, the Australian thylacine or Tasmanian tiger and the dire wolf. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

The thylacine and mammoth projects both require surrogacy or ex-utero development. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Thylacinus, genus of marsupials, from Greek thylakos sack, pouch

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thylacine

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene