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Definition of Smilodons
1. smilodon [n] - See also: smilodon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smilodons
Literary usage of Smilodons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geological record (1882)
"[Dentition of smilodons.] Compt. Bend. t. ... to the Feline type, 3 molars above
and 3 below; in the smilodons there are only 2 molars in the lower jaw. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"I think there can be no doubt that the huge canines in the smilodons must have
prevented the biting off of flesh from large pieces, so as to greatly ..."
3. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1902)
"I think there can be no doubt that the huge canines in the smilodons must have
prevented the biting off of flesh from large pieces, so as to greatly ..."
4. The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals by St. George Jackson Mivart (1900)
"... Professor Flower has observed (in a lecture delivered at the Royal Institution
on huge canines in the smilodons must March 10, 1876):—"It may have been ..."
5. The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals by St. George Jackson Mivart (1881)
"... no doubt that the huge canines in the smilodons must have prevented the biting
off of flesh from large pieces, so as to greatly interfere with leeding. ..."
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