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genus Thylacinus

genus Thylacinus

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A group of mammals that eat meat and carry their young in a pouch, including the extinct Tasmanian wolf
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs θaɪˈleɪsɪnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Thylacinus
  • The genus Thylacinus includes the famous Tasmanian tiger.

Examples

  • Scientists have studied fossils belonging to the genus Thylacinus to understand Australian marsupial evolution.

  • Before extinction, the genus Thylacinus was found in Tasmania and parts of Australia.

  • The genus Thylacinus is best known for its only living species, the thylacine, which is now extinct.

  • Did you know that the genus Thylacinus is now extinct?

  • Before extinction, the genus Thylacinus was found in Tasmania and parts of Australia.

  • Scientists have studied fossils belonging to the genus Thylacinus to understand Australian marsupial evolution.

  • The genus Thylacinus includes the famous Tasmanian tiger.

Synonyms

Thylacinus
vsgenus Thylacinus
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of meat-eating pouched mammals that includes the extinct Tasmanian tiger

is the broader genus description that simply states the group includes that species

Surface Forms

genus Thylacinus singular
genera Thylacinus plural

Morphology

genus + Thylacinus

The phrase is directly compositional: 'genus' (a taxonomic rank) combined with the proper name 'Thylacinus' yields 'the genus called Thylacinus', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to that group of species. Although specialized biological terminology, this taxonomic naming pattern is regular and cross-linguistically familiar, making the meaning predictable.

Etymology

Genus Thylacinus comes from old words that mean 'pouched dog', because the animal looked like a dog but had a pouch like other mammals. That's why the name is used for the group of meat-eating pouched mammals that includes the 'Tasmanian wolf'.