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Thylacoleo

Thylacoleo

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A large extinct meat-eating animal with a pouch from Australia
  • proper noun
  • Australian
: Thylacoleo
  • The Thylacoleo was the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia, often referred to as the "marsupial lion."

Examples

  • Some of these panels include unique pieces, such as stencils of singing honeyeaters, birds no longer common in Arnhem Land, and what might be a Thylacoleo, or marsupial lion, thought to be extinct for 30,000 years.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Humans are also more closely related to lions than lions are to the "marsupial lion," Thylacoleo carnifex.

    Blog text (18)

  • Thylacoleo carnifex, the "marsupial lion," is just a big cat with a pouch, according to creationists.

    Blog text (18)

  • Fossils of Thylacoleo reveal that it had powerful jaws suited for hunting large prey.

  • The Thylacoleo lived during the Pleistocene era and is known for its unique adaptations as a top predator.

Surface Forms

Thylacoleo main

Etymology

Thylacoleo comes from the Greek parts thylakos 'pouch' and leōn 'lion', so it literally means 'pouched lion'. That's a helpful image because this extinct, large marsupial from Australia was a top meat-eater and is often called the marsupial lion.