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marsupial lion

marsupial lion noun: a carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene, of the extinct genus Thylacoleo.

marsupial lion: a carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene, of the extinct genus...
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Noun

marsupial lion (plural marsupial lions)

  1. A carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene, of the extinct genus Thylacoleo
    • The first Australians, I reflected, will have known real monsters such as the Thylacaleo, or ‘marsupial lion’.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 225

marsupial lion meaning in Tamil

marsupial lion in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Forms of marsupial lion

pluralmarsupial lions

Questions about marsupial lion

What does marsupial lion mean?
Marsupial lion means a carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia during the Pleistocene, of the extinct genus Thylacoleo.
What is marsupial lion in Tamil?
Marsupial lion in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Marsupial lion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marsupial lion?
Marsupial lion is a noun.
What is the plural of marsupial lion?
The plural of marsupial lion is marsupial lions.

Words near marsupial lion in the dictionary

  1. marsupial
  2. marsupial bone
  3. marsupial bones
  4. marsupial frog
  5. marsupial frogs
  6. marsupial lion
  7. marsupial lions
  8. marsupial mice
  9. marsupial mole
  10. marsupial moles
  11. marsupial mouse

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