adjective
having teeth that resemble sabers
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a saber-toothed tiger
• Syn: ↑sabertoothed, ↑sabre-toothed
• Similar to: ↑toothed
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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective : having long trenchant canine teeth : machairodont
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/say"beuhr toohtht'/, adj.
having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
[1840-50]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.