What does sabre-tooth mean?
Sabre-tooth means A sabre-toothed tiger..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A sabre-toothed tiger..
Short of limb and long of canine, this rather unlovely creature was, confusingly, not at all related to later types of sabre-tooths (which are members of the true cat family).
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Sabre-tooth means A sabre-toothed tiger..
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Short of limb and long of canine, this rather unlovely creature was, confusingly, not at all related to later types of sabre-tooths (which are members of the true cat family).
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