Tasmanian

Tasmanian
Tasmanian Tas*ma"ni*an (t[a^]z*m[=a]"n[i^]*an), a. Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.), in the plural, the race of men that formerly inhabited Tasmania, but is now extinct. [1913 Webster]

{Tasmanian cider tree}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Eucalyptus}.

{Tasmanian devil}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Devil}.

{Tasmanian wolf} (Zo["o]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial; -- called also {zebra wolf}. See {Zebra wolf}, under {Wolf}. [1913 Webster]


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