saber-toothed tiger: Meaning and Definition of

sa'ber-toothed ti'ger

Pronunciation: (sā'bur-tth"). [key]
  1. 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
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