thylacine

noun

thy·​la·​cine ˈthī-lə-ˌsīn How to pronounce thylacine (audio)

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The genetics researchers have also expressed keen interest in bringing back the thylacine and the dodo. New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025 The company plans to recreate the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, by editing the genome of each species’ closest living relative to make a hybrid animal that would be visually indistinguishable from its extinct forerunner. Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025 The team at Colossal Biosciences has started a number of de-extinction projects, including the dodo and thylacine, but its flagship project is the mammoth. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Mar. 2025 For the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, Lamm said the pace of progress has been quicker than expected. Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thylacine

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thylacine was in 1838

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“Thylacine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thylacine. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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