sabretooth
/ˈseɪbətuːθ/noun
1
- （亦作sabre-toothed cat 或tiger）a large extinct carnivorous mammal of the cat family, with massive curved upper canine teeth剑齿虎。
1.1
- Several genera in the family Felidae, in particular Smilodon of the American Pleistocene and Machairodus of the Old World Pliocene.猫科中数属, 尤指美洲更新世的斯剑虎属和东半球上新世的短剑齿虎属。
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- a large extinct marsupial mammal with similar teeth, of the South American Pliocene（南美洲上新世的）袋剑虎。
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- Genus Thylacosmilus, family Borhyaenidae.袋剑虎属, 袋狗科。