GENUS NIMRAVUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nimravus mean? 

• GENUS NIMRAVUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS NIMRAVUS has 1 sense:

1. false sabertoothed tigers

  Familiarity information: GENUS NIMRAVUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NIMRAVUS (noun)

Meaning:

False sabertoothed tigers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Nimravus; Nimravus

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Nimravus" is a member of...):

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