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saber-toothed tiger

DEFINITIONS OF: saber-toothed tiger

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

Synonyms:
sabertooth
Types:
Smiledon californicus
North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development
false saber-toothed tiger
North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon
Type of:
big cat, cat
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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