saber-toothed tiger

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

saber toothed tiger

Synonyms

sabertooth cheetah bobcat cougar carnivore feline big cat sabre-toothed tiger saber-toothed cat hippotigris curved-toothed cat cutting-toothed cat dirk-toothed cat extinct big cat extinct cat
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Hypernyms

cat big cat

Hyponyms

false saber-toothed tiger Smiledon californicus

Related terms

family marsupial lion false saber-toothed cat marsupial sabre-tooth

Close letter words and terms

saber-toothed saber-toothed cat saber-toothed salmon saber-toothed whale saberage saberbill