| 词汇 | thylacine |
| 释义 | thylacine noun[ C ] uk /ˈθaɪ.lə.siːn/ us /ˈθaɪ.lə.siːn/(alsoTasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger) a striped, meat-eating Australian mammal about the size of a large dog. It is believed to have become extinct in the 20th century (= it no longer exists).袋狼 Vac1/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Wild mammals aardvark anteater armadillo Bactrian bandicoot grizzly grizzly bear hedgehog hippopotamus honey possum panda pangolin peccary pine marten platypus spiny anteater stoat sugar glider tamandua tapir Examples of thylacinethylacine The thylacine was also much less versatile in diet than the omnivorous dingo. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The expansion focuses around extinct animals, mainly dinosaurs or ice age creatures, as well as more recently extinct creatures like the dodo, thylacine and quagga. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such specialisation probably made the thylacine susceptible to small disturbances to the ecosystem. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Travelling circuses and menageries of the time were known to contain what were described as tiger wolves a description that fits the thylacine perfectly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While the thylacine was extant it preyed on the devil, which targeted young and unattended thylacine cubs in their dens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like the modern thylacine, it may have been an awkward runner and used stamina to catch prey rather than speed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The thylacine was able to open its jaws to an unusual extent: up to 120 degrees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The male thylacine had a pouch that acted as a protective sheath, covering his external reproductive organs while he ran through thick brush. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most observations were made during the day whereas the thylacine was naturally nocturnal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Their success suggests that it may be feasible to sequence the complete thylacine nuclear genome from museum specimens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The last known wild thylacine was captured in the region in 1933. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. New marsupial lion, thylacine, and dasyurid material has also been recovered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The size of a small dog, it became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thylacines preyed on devils, and devils attacked thylacine young; devils may have hastened the thylacine's extinction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition, the thylacine had a more powerful build, which would have given it an advantage in one-on-one encounters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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