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smi•lo•don
Pronunciation: (smī'lu-don"), [key]—
n.
any of several saber-toothed cats of the extinct genus
Smilodon, that ranged from California through most of South America during the Pleistocene Epoch and had upper canine teeth more than 6 in. (15 cm) long. See illus. under
saber-toothed tiger. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.