saber-toothed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of saber-toothed
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The saber-toothed cat that appears mirage-like through a window, an optical illusion known as a Pepper’s Ghost, doesn’t reflect modern knowledge of the animal’s anatomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
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
By studying the mummy with CT scans, the researchers were able to identify it as a Homotherium saber-toothed cat.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 20, 2024
Bob and his saber-toothed sidekick continued to weave around Tartarus’s legs, attacking, and dodging to stay out of his clutches.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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