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smi•lo•don n.

Paleontologyany 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.

Greek smí̄l(ē) knife + -odōn -toothed, having teeth (see -odont)
Neo-Latin (1842)

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sabre-toothed tiger

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