sabre-toothed tigers

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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noun
  1. pluralplural of sabre-toothed tiger
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