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sabre-toothed tiger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae, characterized by massive, but short, legs and two large canine teeth, each about seven inches long and shaped like a sabre.

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Usage: UK

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  • Bulgarian: саблезъб тигър (sablezǎb tigǎr) — prehistoric cat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 劍齒虎 /剑齿虎 (jiànchǐhǔ) — prehistoric cat
  • Danish: sabelkat — prehistoric cat
  • Dutch: sabeltandtijger — prehistoric cat
  • Esperanto: smilodonto — prehistoric cat
  • Finnish: sapelihammaskissa — prehistoric cat
  • French: tigre à dents de sabre — prehistoric cat
  • German: Säbelzahntiger — prehistoric cat
  • German: Säbelzahnkatze — prehistoric cat
  • Irish: tíogar cuarfhiaclach — prehistoric cat
  • Irish: cat cuarfhiaclach — prehistoric cat
  • Japanese: 剣歯虎 (kenshiko) — prehistoric cat
  • Japanese: サーベルタイガー (sāberu taigā) — prehistoric cat
  • Korean: 검치호 (geomchiho) — prehistoric cat
  • Norwegian: sabeltanntiger — prehistoric cat
  • Norwegian: sabeltannkatt — prehistoric cat
  • Polish: tygrys szablozębny — prehistoric cat
  • Portuguese: tigre-dente-de-sabre — prehistoric cat
  • Russian: саблезу́бая ко́шка (sablezúbaja kóška) — prehistoric cat
  • Russian: саблезу́бый тигр (sablezúbyj tigr) — prehistoric cat
  • Spanish: diente de sable — prehistoric cat
  • Spanish: tigre dientes de sable — prehistoric cat
  • Spanish: felino dientes de sable — prehistoric cat
  • Swedish: sabeltandad tiger — prehistoric cat
  • Turkish: kılıç dişli kaplan — prehistoric cat