Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devil

A heavily built marsupial with a large head, powerful jaws, and mainly black fur, found only in Tasmania. It is slow-moving and aggressive, feeding mainly on carrion.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Animals
  • Category: Mammals
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

Tasmanian
Language; Dictionaries

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 ...

devil
Culinary arts; Cooking

To combine a food with various hot or spicy seasonings such as red pepper, mustard or tabasco sauce, thereby creating a "deviled" dish.

devil
Literature; Genre

The name of an evil & smart creature who used his intelligence to deceive humans and make them disobey God.

devil
Religion; Christianity

"(Greek) "the accuser" or "the slanderer" (Job 1:6-11; Job 2:1-7; Revelation 12:10). In Hebrew Satan means "adversary." The two-fold designation ...

Bigfoot
Animals; Mammals

Bigfoot, also known as wild human, is reportedly an ape like creature that lives in remote mountain forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and ...

bat
Animals; Mammals

A small mammal with a body like a mouse and thin, leathery wings. Most bats eat insects or fruits.

bear
Animals; Mammals

A large mammal with a shaggy coat, short tall, and large claws,. Bears eat plants and other animals, especially insects and small rodents.

cetacean
Animals; Mammals

A large ocean mammal with a body shaped like a fish except for its flat, horizontal tail and flippers.

Fossey
Animals; Mammals

American scientist who was born in 1932 and died in 1985. He studied the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

estrus
Animals; Mammals

A period of time in which female mammals are ready to mate. In some mammals, such as deers, estrus occurs once a year.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Festivals Category: New year

New year's resolutions

A new year resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. This lifestyle ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Words that should be banned in 2015

Category: Languages   1 2 Terms

Food to taste in Pakistan

Category: Food   1 2 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS