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native tiger

native tiger noun: tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus).

Noun

native tiger (plural native tigers)

  1. (obsolete) Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)
    • The “Native Tigers” (Thylacinus cynocephalus) are yet more to be dreaded among sheep than the “devils;” but, fortunately, they are far less numerous.1852, Louisa Anne Meredith, My Home in Tasmania, During a Residence of Nine Years, volume 2, page 264
    • Of the carnivora the largest is an animal known as the hyæna, or, native tiger, which grows to the size of a large dog.1859, William Fairfax, editor, Handbook to Australasia; Being a Brief Historical and Descriptive Account of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, and New Zealand...

Forms of native tiger

pluralnative tigers
alternative formNative Tiger

Questions about native tiger

What does native tiger mean?
Native tiger means tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus).
What part of speech is native tiger?
Native tiger is a noun.
What is the plural of native tiger?
The plural of native tiger is native tigers.

Words near native tiger in the dictionary

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  6. native tiger
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