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smilodon

[ smahy-luh-don ]

noun

  1. 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 inches (15 centimeters) long.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smilodon1

From New Latin (1842), from Greek smī́l(ē) “knife” + -odōn “-toothed, having teeth” ( -odont )

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