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NIMRAVUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nimravus mean?
• NIMRAVUS (noun)
The noun NIMRAVUS has 1 sense:
1. false sabertoothed tigers
Familiarity information: NIMRAVUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
False sabertoothed tigers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Nimravus; Nimravus
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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