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