saber-toothed tiger
noun
any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth.
Also called
sa·ber·tooth
[sey-ber-tooth] /ˈseɪ bərˌtuθ/.
Origin of saber-toothed tiger
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby saber-toothed tiger
saber saw,
saber shin,
saber tibia,
saber-rattling,
saber-toothed,
saber-toothed tiger,
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sabia virus,
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sabina