sabre-toothed tiger

noun

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

nounsabre-toothed tiger (plural sabre-toothed tigers)

plural sabre-toothed tigers · alternative US saber-toothed tiger

  1. UKAny 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.

    Synonyms: sabrecat, sabercat, sabre-tooth, sabretooth, sabre-toothed cat, saber-toothed cat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny 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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sabrecatsabercatsabre-toothsabretoothsabre-toothed catsaber-toothed cat

Translations

Bulgarian саблезъб тигър
  • саблезъб тигър (sablezăb tigăr)prehistoric cat
Chinese Mandarin 劍齒虎 /剑齿虎
  • 劍齒虎 /剑齿虎 (jiànchǐhǔ)prehistoric cat
Danish sabelkat
  • sabelkatprehistoric cat
Dutch sabeltandtijger
  • sabeltandtijgerprehistoric cat
Esperanto smilodonto
  • smilodontoprehistoric cat
Finnish sapelihammaskissa
  • sapelihammaskissaprehistoric cat
French tigre à dents de sabre
  • tigre à dents de sabreprehistoric cat
German Säbelzahntiger, Säbelzahnkatze
  • Säbelzahntigerprehistoric cat
  • Säbelzahnkatzeprehistoric cat
Irish tíogar cuarfhiaclach, cat cuarfhiaclach
  • tíogar cuarfhiaclachprehistoric cat
  • cat cuarfhiaclachprehistoric cat
Japanese 剣歯虎, サーベルタイガー
  • 剣歯虎 (kenshiko)prehistoric cat
  • サーベルタイガー (sāberu taigā)prehistoric cat
Korean 검치호
  • 검치호 (geomchiho)prehistoric cat
Norwegian sabeltanntiger, sabeltannkatt
  • sabeltanntigerprehistoric cat
  • sabeltannkattprehistoric cat
Polish tygrys szablozębny
  • tygrys szablozębnyprehistoric cat
Portuguese tigre-dente-de-sabre
  • tigre-dente-de-sabreprehistoric cat
Russian саблезу́бая ко́шка, саблезу́бый тигр
  • саблезу́бая ко́шка (sablezúbaja kóška)prehistoric cat
  • саблезу́бый тигр (sablezúbyj tigr)prehistoric cat
Spanish diente de sable, tigre dientes de sable
  • diente de sableprehistoric cat
  • tigre dientes de sableprehistoric cat
  • felino dientes de sableprehistoric cat
Swedish sabeltandad tiger
  • sabeltandad tigerprehistoric cat
Turkish kılıç dişli kaplan
  • kılıç dişli kaplanprehistoric cat
Cite this entry
APA

sabre-toothed tiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-toothed%20tiger

MLA

“sabre-toothed tiger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-toothed%20tiger. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sabre-toothed tiger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sabre-toothed%20tiger.

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