sabre-toothed tiger

noun [C]

/ˌseɪ.bə.tuːθtˈtaɪ.ɡər/

/-bɚ.tuːθtˈtaɪ.ɡɚ/

Definition

› a large wild cat that lived in the past, with two long, curved front teethFelines (cats)

(Definition of sabre-toothed tiger noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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