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| smi·lo·don [ smlə dòn ] (plural smi·lo·dons) |
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saber-toothed tiger: a large saber-toothed tiger existing during the Pleistocene epoch, between about 2 million and 10,000 years ago. Genus Smilodon.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, "knife-toothed" < Greek smilē "knife"] |
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