saber-toothed

[ sey-ber-tootht ]

/ ˈseɪ bərˌtuθt /

having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.

Origin of saber-toothed

First recorded in 1840–50

Dick felt like a primitive man who knew that he was being stalked by a saber-toothed tiger through the dense forest.

The Rock of Chickamauga |Joseph A. Altsheler
But the man of old might as well have tried to escape from the jaws of the saber-toothed tiger.

The Keepers of the Trail |Joseph A. Altsheler
Intent upon them, they paid no heed to their great enemy, the saber-toothed, with whom they were at endless and deadly feud.

In the Morning of Time |Charles G. D. Roberts
He felt like some primeval youth who with club alone must face the rush of the saber-toothed tiger.

The Texan Star |Joseph A. Altsheler

The saber-toothed tiger is far superior to the present animal.

The Other Side of Evolution |Alexander Patterson