saber-toothed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of saber-toothed
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Nonetheless, the tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2024
One restorer screwed the tusks in upside down, like the fangs of a saber-toothed cat, which gave it a satisfyingly aggressive aspect.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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