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Tassie tiger

Tassie tiger noun: a Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.

Noun

Tassie tiger (plural Tassie tigers)

  1. (informal) A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.
    • 'But no one's seen a Tassie tiger for over seventy years.'
    • 'Wrong, tosh. Quite wrong. Why does that not surprise me? There have been hundreds of sightings of the Tassie tiger. What you mean is that no scientist has captured one and been able to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it exists, which is probably very good news for the tiger."2010, Barry Jonsberg, Blacky Blasts Back: On the Tail of the Tassie Tiger, Crows Nest, N.S.W: Allen & Unwin, page 43

Forms of Tassie tiger

pluralTassie tigers

Questions about Tassie tiger

What does Tassie tiger mean?
Tassie tiger means a Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.
What part of speech is Tassie tiger?
Tassie tiger is a noun.
What is the plural of Tassie tiger?
The plural of Tassie tiger is Tassie tigers.

Words near Tassie tiger in the dictionary

  1. tassettes
  2. Tassi
  3. tassie
  4. Tassie devil
  5. Tassie devils
  6. Tassie tiger
  7. Tassie tigers
  8. tassies
  9. Tassin
  10. Tassinari
  11. Tassinaris

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