Definition of Macheirodus
{ ||Ma*chæ"ro*dus
(m&adot;*kē"r&osl;*dŭs), ||Ma*chai"ro*dus
(m&adot;*kī"r&osl;*dŭs), } n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ma`chaira dagger + 'odoy`s tooth.]
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats,
and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and
strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; hence called saber-toothed tigers.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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