NOUN | animal | sabertooth, saber-toothed tiger | any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth |
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Meaning | Any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene. | |
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Synonym | saber-toothed tiger | |
Narrower | Smiledon californicus | North American sabertooth |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene | |
Broader | big cat, cat | Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild |
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