saber-toothed tiger

A form of sabre-toothed tiger — Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae, characterized by massive, but short, legs and two large canine teeth, each about seven inches long and shaped like a sabre.

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Meanings

nounsaber-toothed tiger (plural saber-toothed tigers)

plural saber-toothed tigers

  1. USalternativeAlternative form of sabre-toothed tiger.

    Synonyms: saber-tooth, saber-toothed cat

Synonyms & antonyms

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nounany of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene

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sabertooth
Broader
big catcat
Also see
sabertooth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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