| English Dictionary |
SABER-TOOTHED
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does saber-toothed mean?
• SABER-TOOTHED (adjective)
The adjective SABER-TOOTHED has 1 sense:
1. having teeth that resemble sabers
Familiarity information: SABER-TOOTHED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having teeth that resemble sabers
Synonyms:
saber-toothed; sabertoothed; sabre-toothed
Context example:
a saber-toothed tiger
Similar:
toothed (having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination)
Context examples
It argues that some Ice Age megafauna—which in North America include the woolly mammoth, saber-toothed cat and giant sloth—used ancient Tibet as a training ground for developing adaptations that allowed them to cope with a harsh climate.
("Out of Tibet" hypothesis: Cradle of evolution for cold-adapted mammals is in Tibet, NSF)
The indications would be consistent with the presence of a saber-toothed tiger, such as are still found among the breccia of our caverns; but the creature actually seen was undoubtedly of a larger and more reptilian character.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Poor people have big TVs. Rich people have big libraries." (unknown source)
"People are enemies of that which they don't know." (Arabic proverb)
"He who eats holy bread has to deserve it." (Corsican proverb)