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saber-toothed

[ sey-ber-tootht ]

adjective

  1. having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of saber-toothed1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Scientists have studied the bones of saber-toothed cats before, including a saber-toothed kitten’s.

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In a study published this week in Scientific Reports, researchers describe the frozen body of a saber-toothed kitten preserved for 37,000 years in the Siberian permafrost.

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They were here when saber-toothed tigers roamed L.A., and they eat the bugs that drive us crazy, so they need habitat protection too.

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The shrub-like oak tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.

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Nonetheless, the tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.

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