smilodon

smilodon
/smuy"leuh don'/, n.
any of several saber-toothed cats of the extinct genus Smilodon, that ranged from California through most of South America during the Pleistocene Epoch and had upper canine teeth more than 6 in. (15 cm) long. See illus. under saber-toothed tiger.
[ < NL (1842) < Gk smíl(e) knife + -odon -toothed, having teeth (see -ODONT)]

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▪ extinct mammal genus
 extinct genus of large mammalian (mammal) carnivores (carnivore) known collectively by the common name sabre-toothed cat. Smilodon belongs to the subfamily Machairodontinae of family Felidae.

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