sabre-toothed tiger
sabre-toothed tiger Popular name for a prehistoric member of the cat family (Felidae) that existed from the Oligocene period to the Pleistocene period. It had extremely long canine teeth adapted to killing large herbivores. Subfamily Machairodontinae, genus Smilodon.
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