Sabertooth (Noun)
Meaning
Any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The museum exhibit featured a life-sized replica of a saber-toothed tiger, its massive skull and teeth a testament to its fearsome reputation.
- In prehistoric times, saber-toothed cats roamed the Americas, preying on giant ground sloths and other large herbivores.
- Saber-toothed predators, like the famous Smilodon fatalis, dominated the carnivorous niches in ancient ecosystems.
- Paleontologists carefully unearthed the fossil remains of a saber-tooth, including its characteristic elongated canines, in a La Brea Tar Pits excavation.
- Compared to other felines, saber-tooths developed distinct physical traits that enabled them to adapt to diverse habitats, from open plains to dense forests.