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Smilodon
Smi′lo-don
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a carving knife + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], tooth.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. See
Mach[GREEK]rodus
. Definition 2024
Smilodon
Smilodon
See also: smilodon
Translingual
Proper noun
†Smilodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – certain extinct saber-toothed cats.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; †Machairodontinae - subfamily; Smilodontini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Smilodon fatalis, †Smilodon gracilis, †Smilodon populator - species
smilodon
smilodon
See also: Smilodon
English
Noun
smilodon (plural smilodons)
- Any member of the extinct genus Smilodon, the saber-toothed tigers.
See also
- smilodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- smilodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies