saber-toothed tiger


noun
  1. any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth.

Origin of saber-toothed tiger

1
First recorded in 1840–50
  • Also called sa·ber·tooth [sey-ber-tooth]. /ˈseɪ bərˌtuθ/.

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