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NIMRAVUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

False sabertoothed tigers

Synonyms:

genus Nimravus; Nimravus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Nimravus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Nimravus"):

false saber-toothed tiger (North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon)

Holonyms ("Nimravus" is a member of...):

family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

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