saber-toothed
With protruding canines
Saber-toothed describes an animal with long, curved upper canine teeth, especially the extinct cats of the Pleistocene epoch: saber-toothed tiger, saber-toothed cat.
The teeth could extend several inches below the jaw, used for stabbing prey.
The term applies to any creature with similar elongated fangs.
Also spelled sabre-toothed.
Preserved ancient organism
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
mammoth · skeleton · excavation · cave · specimen · carnivore · predator · quaternary
Small furry housepet
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- caninesDog family members
pounce · ambush · stealthy · claws · hunter · mammal · muscular · powerful
Sharp piercing teeth
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- savageFierce and untamed
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
deadly · dangerous · intimidating · brutal · aggressive · fearsome · formidable · terrifying
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
extinction · mammoth · skeleton · excavation · cave · specimen · carnivore · predator · quaternary · epoch
cat
Small furry housepet
canines · pounce · ambush · stealthy · claws · hunter · mammal · muscular · powerful · stalking
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
fierce · deadly · dangerous · intimidating · brutal · aggressive · fearsome · formidable · terrifying · monstrous