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Definition of Machaerodus

Machaerodus
Machaerodus Ma*ch[ae]"ro*dus, Machairodus Ma*chai"ro*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dagger + ? 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.

Meaning of Machaerodus from wikipedia

- Machairodus (from Gr****: μαχαίρα machaíra, 'knife' and Gr****: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') is a genus of large machairodont or ''saber-toothed cat'' that lived...
- Desmarest, 1860 Machaerodus bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 Machaerodus necator Gervais, 1878 Smilodon ensenadensis Ameghino, 1888 Machaerodus ensenadensis...
- Pilgrim named the new genus Paramachaerodus for the species Machaerodus orientalis, Machaerodus schlosseri, and Felis ogygia; at the time, however, he failed...
- 1969, Dalquest described the species Pseudaelurus hibbardi. The species Machaerodus catocopis was described by Cope in 1887, based on a partial mandible...
- 1842 Felis pardus eppelsheimensis Koppen, 1869 Machaerodus ogygius (Kaup, 1832) sensu Cope, 1879 Machaerodus ogygia (Kaup, 1832) sensu Weithofer, 1888 Pontosmilus...
- dating to the Late Pliocene. In 1905, Merriam described a new species Machaerodus ischyrus. Subsequently, in 1918, Merriam re****igned it to a new genus...
- Skinner Expedition at the Machaerodus quarry, a locality within the Merritt Dam Member of the Ash Hollow Formation. The Machaerodus quarry is generally thought...
- A canine dog also known from the Harrison & Runningwater formations. Machaerodus M. cerebralis Turtle Cove Member. A mostly complete cranium. Re****igned...
- L. Koch, 1880 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) Opisthoncus machaerodus Simon, 1909 – Australia (Western Australia) Opisthoncus magnidens L....
- macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast to Kenya Helioph**** machaerodus Simon, 1909 – North Africa Helioph**** maculatus Karsch, 1878 – New South...