sabertoothEnglishOxford New American Dictionarysabertooth /ˈsābərˌto͞oTH , ˈseɪbərˌtuθ / ▸ noun 1 (also saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger) a large extinct carnivorous mammal of the cat family, with large, curved upper canine teeth. Several genera in the family Felidae, in particular Smilodon of the American Pleistocene and Machairodus of the Old World Pliocene. 2 a large extinct marsupial mammal with teeth similar to those of a sabertooth, of the South American Pliocene. Genus Thylacosmilus, family Borhyaenidae.
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