nimravidn.adj.

Brit.

/nɪmˈreɪvɪd/, U.S.

/ˌnɪmˈreɪvɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nimravidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Nimravidae, family name (E. D. Cope 1880, in Amer. Naturalist 14 835) < Nimravus , genus name (E. D. Cope 1879, in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia (1880) 170; < Nimr- (in the name of Nimrod : see Nimrod n.) + classical Latin avus grandfather, ancestor: see avital adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).

Palaeontology.

A. n.

A large cat-like carnivorous mammal of the extinct family Nimravidae.The nimravids are sometimes called the ‘false sabretooths’, in distinction from similar extinct animals belonging to the family Felidae.

ΚΠ

1981 Jrnl. Mammalogy 62 124 Bronet..pointed out similarities between the P⁴ and basicranium of nimravids and canids.

1987 Amer. Museum Novitates No. 2886. 7/2 Degree of ossification in nimravids differs between the Oligocene species..and the Miocene Sansanosmilus.

1999 S. Jones Almost like Whale x. 249 A lost set of cat-like meat eaters called nimravids..lasted for millions of years.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the extinct family Nimravidae.

ΚΠ

1982 Paleobiology 8 183/2 Dinictis, the least specialized of the nimravid sabertooths.

1987 Amer. Museum Navitates No. 2886. 66/2 The nimravid pattern of foramina is believed to reflect the primitive arrangement of blood vessels and nerves.

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 222 585 The eruption of the large deciduous upper canines in the nimravid sabretooth cat Barbourofelis was delayed until after the individual was eating meat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nimravid
释义	nimravidn.adj. Brit. /nɪmˈreɪvɪd/, U.S. /ˌnɪmˈreɪvɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nimravidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Nimravidae, family name (E. D. Cope 1880, in Amer. Naturalist 14 835) < Nimravus , genus name (E. D. Cope 1879, in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia (1880) 170; < Nimr- (in the name of Nimrod : see Nimrod n.) + classical Latin avus grandfather, ancestor: see avital adj.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Palaeontology. A. n. A large cat-like carnivorous mammal of the extinct family Nimravidae.The nimravids are sometimes called the ‘false sabretooths’, in distinction from similar extinct animals belonging to the family Felidae. ΚΠ 1981 Jrnl. Mammalogy 62 124 Bronet..pointed out similarities between the P⁴ and basicranium of nimravids and canids. 1987 Amer. Museum Novitates No. 2886. 7/2 Degree of ossification in nimravids differs between the Oligocene species..and the Miocene Sansanosmilus. 1999 S. Jones Almost like Whale x. 249 A lost set of cat-like meat eaters called nimravids..lasted for millions of years. B. adj. Of or relating to the extinct family Nimravidae. ΚΠ 1982 Paleobiology 8 183/2 Dinictis, the least specialized of the nimravid sabertooths. 1987 Amer. Museum Navitates No. 2886. 66/2 The nimravid pattern of foramina is believed to reflect the primitive arrangement of blood vessels and nerves. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 222 585 The eruption of the large deciduous upper canines in the nimravid sabretooth cat Barbourofelis was delayed until after the individual was eating meat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1981
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