saber-toothed tiger
noun
any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth.
saber-toothed tigers
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pluralof saber-toothed tiger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, we modern humans don’t have to evade saber-toothed tigers or remember which berries are poisonous, yet our negativity bias remains, which generally does not serve us well today.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
When we typically think of an ice age, the first thing that comes to mind is often prehistoric humans hunting wooly mammoths or battling saber-toothed tigers.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
Along with nearly 40 other species of megafauna, from saber-toothed tigers and mammoths to camels, they were wiped out by hunting, climate change, or both.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2023
Unsold Cadillacs were stuck on lots as surely as saber-toothed tigers were stuck in the La Brea Tar Pits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Like saber-toothed tigers, giant wolves, and bears twice as big as today’s grizzlies.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
