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‖ Machairodus Palæont.|məˈkaɪərədəs| Also Machærodus. [mod.L. (Kaup 1833), f. Gr. µάχαιρα sword, sabre + ὀδούς tooth.] A genus of extinct animals of the cat family, having the upper canines enormously developed.
1836Buckland Geol. & Min. (1837) I. 91 note. 1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 244/1 The canine teeth of Machairodus are very far from those of the bears. 1880Dawkins Early Man 31 The Machairodus, or sabre-toothed lion. |