- saber-toothed cat
- noun see saber-toothed tiger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
saber-toothed cat
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saber-toothed cat — saber toothed tiger or saber toothed cat, a large, extinct, catlike carnivorous mammal whose upper canine teeth were very long and curved. There were several kinds … Useful english dictionary
Saber-toothed cat — The terms saber toothed cat, sabertooth, and saber toothed tiger describe numerous species, mainly in the families Felidae (subfamily Machairodontinae), Barbourofelidae, and Nimravidae, but also including two marsupial families, that lived during … Wikipedia
saber-toothed tiger — noun Any of numerous species of prehistoric cat like mammals (genus Smilodon), characterized by massive, but short, legs and two large canine teeth, each about seven inches long and shaped like sabers. Also called saber toothed cat … Wiktionary
saber-toothed tiger — noun Date: 1849 any of numerous extinct cats (as genus Smilodon) widely distributed from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene and characterized by long curving upper canines called also saber toothed cat … New Collegiate Dictionary
saber-toothed tiger — noun any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene • Syn: ↑sabertooth • Hypernyms: ↑big cat, ↑cat • Hyponyms: ↑Smiledon californicus, ↑fals … Useful english dictionary
saber-toothed tiger — any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth. Also called sabertooth /say beuhr toohth /. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
false saber-toothed tiger — noun North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon • Hypernyms: ↑saber toothed tiger, ↑sabertooth • Member Holonyms: ↑Nimravus, ↑genus Nimravus * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
saber — (n.) single edged sword, 1670s, from Fr. sabre heavy, curved sword (17c.), alteration of sable (1630s), from Ger. Sabel, probably ultimately from Hung. szablya saber, lit. tool to cut with, from szabni to cut. The Slavic words (Cf. Rus. sablya,… … Etymology dictionary
big cat — noun any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild • Syn: ↑cat • Hypernyms: ↑feline, ↑felid • Hyponyms: ↑leopard, ↑Panthera pardus, ↑snow le … Useful english dictionary
Smilodon — Taxobox name = Smilodon status = Fossil fossil range = Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene image width = 260px image caption = Painting of a Smilodon by Charles R. Knight regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora… … Wikipedia
