Definition of Eusmilus
:a genus of large North American and Eurasian saber-toothed cats (family Nimravidae) of the Eocene and Oligocene having extremely elongated canines and weak jaw muscles
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Eusmilus
noun
Eu·smi·lus
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yüˈsmīləs
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Origin and Etymology of eusmilus
New Latin, from eu- + -smilus (from Greek smilē carving knife)
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