Smilodon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any member of the extinct genus Smilodon, the saber-toothed tigers.

    "From the sound of the smilodon’s roar, I knew he was far off."

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animaldinosaurmammothsaber toothed tigersabertooth

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"From the sound of the smilodon’s roar, I knew he was far off."

Etymology

From the genus name Smilodon.

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saber toothed tiger

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