saber-toothed

American  

[sey-ber-tootht] / ˈseɪ bərˌtuθt /

adjective

1. having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.

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Etymology

Origin of saber-toothed

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

In 2020, a group of explorers looking for mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia made a surprising discovery – the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten.

From NewsForKids.net

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

They were here when saber-toothed tigers roamed L.A., and they eat the bugs that drive us crazy, so they need habitat protection too.

From Los Angeles Times

The shrub-like oak tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times