Tasmanian Devil

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
TD
Pronunciation
/ˌtæzˈmeɪniən ˈdɛvəl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Veterinary

Examples in Context

  1. Zimmer marveled that scientists were able to trace this infectious cancer – which they originally thought was a virus – to a single nerve cell in one Tasmanian devil that had turned cancerous.
  2. The results of the first investigative survey revealed that tens of thousands of Tasmanian devils had died from a disease now known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease.

Other meanings of TD