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nimravus

/ˈnɪm.rə.vəs/

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noun

/ˈnɪm.rə.vəs/C2formalscientific
  • ruНаучное название, обозначающее вымерший род ложных саблезубых кошек, живших в эпохи эоцена и олигоцена.

A scientific noun referring to an extinct genus of false sabertoothed cats that lived during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs.

proper noun

  1. Extinct carnivorous mammalC2formalscientific

    An extinct genus of carnivorous mammals from the Oligocene epoch, often referred to as false saber-toothed cats, which were not true cats but belonged to a related family.

    ruВымершее хищное млекопитающее

    • The Nimravus was a powerful predator of its time.
    • Fossils of Nimravus have been found in North America and Europe.
    • Unlike true saber-toothed cats, Nimravus had a different skull structure.
Forms
  • nimravi plural form
  • nimravuses plural form
  • nimravi' possessive plural form
  • nimravuses' possessive plural form
  • nimravus's possessive singular form