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nimravid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌnɪmˈreɪvɪd/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the large extinct feliforms of the family Nimravidae, of the Middle to Late Miocene (40—7 million years ago).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From translingual Nimravidae, ultimately from Nimrod + Latin avus (“ancestor”).

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  • Finnish: valesapelihammaskissa — feliform of the family Nimravidae