SMILODON


Meaning of SMILODON in English

ˈsmīləˌdän noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek smilē woodcarving knife + New Latin -odon — more at smith

: a New World genus of Pleistocene saber-toothed tigers attaining the size of tigers and having upper canines that extend 7 inches or more below the lower jaw and a gape of fully 90 degrees

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.