Machairodus
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “dagger”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).
Proper noun
†Machairodus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – the saber-toothed tigers, extinct mammals, with the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Felidae - family; †Machairodontinae - subfamily; †Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. - tribe
References
- Machairodus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Machairodus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Machairodus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons