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sabre-toothed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having massive curved upper canine teeth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having teeth that resemble sabers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a saber-toothed tiger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: saber-toothed, sabertoothed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: саблезъб (sablezǎb) — having massive curved upper canine teeth
  • Finnish: sapelihampainen — having massive curved upper canine teeth
  • German: Säbelzahn- — having massive curved upper canine teeth
  • Russian: саблезу́бый (sablezúbyj) — having massive curved upper canine teeth
  • Swedish: sabeltandad — having massive curved upper canine teeth
  • Turkish: kılıç dişli — having massive curved upper canine teeth