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Thylacines meaning

plural of thylacine

Using Thylacines

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of thylacine
  • In the example corpus, thylacines often appears in combinations such as: thylacines were, of thylacines.

Context around Thylacines

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

captivity 1× corresponding 1× hunt 1× features 1×

Often after:

citation 1× preyed 1× uniquely 1×

Sentence patterns with Thylacines

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arms features thylacines as supporters 1× devils and thylacines was close 1× in captivity thylacines were fed 1× many more thylacines were killed 1× population of thylacines citation citation 1× samples of thylacines with ova 1× the corresponding thylacines 1× the thylacines preyed on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

owen and pemberton 3× in captivity thylacines 1× the plight of 1× the research enhanced 1× the tasmanian coat 1× the thylacines preyed 1×

Common sentence endings:

also for shelter 1× and occasionally poultry 1× ate thylacine young 1× of the devil 1× reduced osseous element 1× symbol of tasmania 1×

Words around Thylacines

Just before it in the word index:

thylacine 40 thykier 3 thygesen 3 thyestes 14 thyer 3 thyen 2

Just after it in the word index:

thylacinus 2 thylakoid 27 thylakoids 21 thylane 2 thyme 100 thymectomy 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Thylacines

  • In this selection, "thylacines" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, captivity, corresponding, hunt, citation, preyed and uniquely stand out and add context to how "thylacines" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arms features thylacines as supporters and devils and thylacines was close. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thylacines" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thylacines

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thylacines, uniquely for marsupials, have largely cartilaginous epipubic bones with a highly reduced osseous element. (15 words)

The plight of the thylacine was featured in a campaign for The Wilderness Society entitled We used to hunt thylacines. (20 words)

The Tasmanian coat of arms features thylacines as supporters The thylacine has been used extensively as a symbol of Tasmania. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Owen and Pemberton, p. 41. As the devil is the thylacine's closest relative, there has been speculation that the thylacine could be revived by combining DNA from museum samples of thylacines with ova of the devil. (37 words)

Owen and Pemberton, p. 38. It has been speculated that the smaller size of S. laniarius and S. moornaensis allowed them to adapt to the changing conditions more effectively and survive longer than the corresponding thylacines. (36 words)

The research enhanced hopes of eventually restoring the population of thylacines. citation citation That same year, another group of researchers successfully sequenced the complete thylacine mitochondrial genome from two museum specimens. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

In all they paid out 2,184 bounties, but it is thought that many more thylacines were killed than were claimed for.

In captivity, thylacines were fed a wide variety of foods, including dead rabbits and wallabies as well as beef, mutton, horse, and occasionally poultry.

Owen and Pemberton believe that the relationship between Tasmanian devils and thylacines was "close and complex", as they competed directly for prey and probably also for shelter.

Owen and Pemberton, p. 38. It has been speculated that the smaller size of S. laniarius and S. moornaensis allowed them to adapt to the changing conditions more effectively and survive longer than the corresponding thylacines.

Owen and Pemberton, p. 41. As the devil is the thylacine's closest relative, there has been speculation that the thylacine could be revived by combining DNA from museum samples of thylacines with ova of the devil.

The plight of the thylacine was featured in a campaign for The Wilderness Society entitled We used to hunt thylacines.

The research enhanced hopes of eventually restoring the population of thylacines. citation citation That same year, another group of researchers successfully sequenced the complete thylacine mitochondrial genome from two museum specimens.

The Tasmanian coat of arms features thylacines as supporters The thylacine has been used extensively as a symbol of Tasmania.

The thylacines preyed on the devils, the devils scavenged from the thylacine's kills, and the devils ate thylacine young.

Thylacines, uniquely for marsupials, have largely cartilaginous epipubic bones with a highly reduced osseous element.

Common combinations with thylacines

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "thylacines" mean?
Thylacines means: plural of thylacine
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