noun
false sabertoothed tigers
• Syn: ↑genus Nimravus
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Felidae, ↑family Felidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑false saber-toothed tiger
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\\nimˈrāvəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a genus of Oligocene and Miocene No. American saber-toothed tigers that is usually made type of a distinct subfamily
Useful english dictionary. 2012.