smilodon

(smīˈlə-dŏnˌ)

noun

Any of the large saber-toothed tigers of the genus Smilodon, widely distributed during the Pleistocene Epoch.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Smīlodōn, genus name

Origin: : Greek smīlē, carving knife

Origin: + -odon

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