Meanings
nounsabertooth (plural sabertooths)
plural sabertooths
- USA sabertooth tiger
- USAny animal with saber-like teeth, such as the saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger
Synonyms & antonyms
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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Origin
Bahuvrihi compound of saber + tooth
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APA
sabertooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabertooth
MLA
“sabertooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabertooth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabertooth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabertooth.
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