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sabertooth

/ˈseɪ.bə.tuːθ/

Traduction: Nom désignant l'un des divers mammifères carnivores éteints, en particulier des félidés, caractérisés par de longs crocs supérieurs incurvés en forme de sabre, qui vivaient de l'Oligocène au Pléistocène.

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/ˈseɪ.bə.tuːθ/C1formalscientific
  • frNom désignant l'un des divers mammifères carnivores éteints, en particulier des félidés, caractérisés par de longs crocs supérieurs incurvés en forme de sabre, qui vivaient de l'Oligocène au Pléistocène.

A noun referring to any of various extinct predatory mammals, especially cats, characterized by long, curved, sword-like upper canine teeth, which lived from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene epochs.

  1. Extinct catB2formal

    Any of various extinct predatory mammals, especially from the cat family, characterized by long, curved, sword-like upper canine teeth. They lived from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene epochs.

    frTigre à dents de sabre

    • The sabertooth is one of the most famous prehistoric predators.
    • Fossils of the sabertooth have been found in both North America and Europe.
    • Museums often display the impressive skull of a sabertooth with its long fangs.

    Synonymessaber-toothed tiger

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  • sabertooths plural form
  • sabertooths' possessive plural form
  • sabertooth's possessive singular form