Smilodon
See also: smilodon
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Saber-toothed_cat_(Smilodon_fatalis)_reconstruction%252C_Natural_History_Museum%252C_London%252C_Mammals_Gallery.JPG.webp)
A reconstruction of Smilodon fatalis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σμίλη (smílē, “knife”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun
†Smilodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – certain extinct saber-toothed cats.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; †Machairodontinae - subfamily; Smilodontini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Smilodon fatalis, †Smilodon gracilis, †Smilodon populator - species
References
Smilodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Smilodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Smilodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Smilodon at Encyclopedia of Life
- Smilodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Smilodon at Paleology Database
German
Noun
Smilodon m (strong, genitive Smilodons, plural Smilodons)
- smilodon
- Synonym: Säbelzahntiger m