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SMILEDON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Smiledon mean?
• SMILEDON (noun)
The noun SMILEDON has 1 sense:
1. saber-toothed tigers
Familiarity information: SMILEDON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Saber-toothed tigers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Smiledon; Smiledon
Hypernyms ("Smiledon" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Smiledon"):
Smiledon californicus (North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development)
Holonyms ("Smiledon" is a member of...):
family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
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