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machærodont
machærodont, a. (and n.) Zool. (məˈkɪərədɒnt) Also machairodont. [f. Gr. µάχαιρα sword, sabre + ὀδοντ-, ὀδούς tooth.] Characterized by teeth like those of the genus Machairodus; sabre-toothed.1883 Flower in Encycl. Brit. XV. 435/2 Many modifications of this commonly-called ‘machærodont’ type have be...
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sabre
▪ I. sabre, n. (ˈseɪbə(r)) Also 8 sabir, 9– U.S. saber. [a. F. sabre (17th c.), an unexplained alteration of sable (Oudin 1640: cf. Sp. sable) a. G. sabel (now säbel), whence sable n.3 The ultimate source is prob. to be sought in some Oriental language; forms with initial (ʃ) are found in Hungarian ...
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