Tasmanian Devil (Noun)
Meaning
Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The tasmanian devil is the largest marsupial carnivore and one of the most ferocious in the animal kingdom.
- At night the zoo offers special viewing sessions of nocturnal animals such as the aardvark the bushbaby and the tasmanian devil.
- Researchers spent several months tracking a female tasmanian devil to gather more data about its elusive species.
- Because the animal had lost much of its fear of humans it made no effort to evade a pair of walkers when a female tasmanian devil encountered them on the forest track.
- Its dark mottled coat meant that it blended perfectly with its forest habitat so when we came upon the female tasmanian devil with its babies she simply regarded us briefly then lost interest and strolled on.