saber-toothed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of saber-toothed
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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It had evolved to specialize in hunting megafauna — oversized, cold-tolerant, plant-eating mammals like mammoths and giant sloths and saber-toothed tigers.
From Salon • May 15, 2025
Skeletal replicas of the terrifying mosasaur, a Komodo Dragon relative with a six-foot jaw; the saber-toothed salmon; and other extinct species greet visitors in the museum’s entrance hall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025
The find is the first of its kind and is giving scientists a new look at saber-toothed cats.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 20, 2024
In a study published this week in Scientific Reports, researchers describe the frozen body of a saber-toothed kitten preserved for 37,000 years in the Siberian permafrost.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 15, 2024
I kind of wanted the saber-toothed cat's skull necklace, but then I decided I’d better not.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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