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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Machærodontinæ. Also
Machairodus. Kaup , 1833. See cut undersaber-toothed .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called
saber-toothed tigers .
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