Saber-Toothed Cat
- Gloss
- any of various extinct carnivorous cats (such as genus Smilodon) that were widely distributed in the Oligocene through the Pleistocene of both the Old and New World, are characterized by elongation of the upper canines into curved, piercing or slashing, dagger-like weapons and in enlargement of the gape with corresponding muscular and skeletal changes, and that constitute a distinct felid subfamily (Machairodontinae)
- Usage
- The unmistakable remains of an early species of saber-toothed cat, found at Dmanisi with more than 10,000 other bones.
- Reference
- merriam-webster.com
Sanskrit equivalent
खड्गदंष्ट्रबिडालः
- Synonyms
- सेबर् तूत्ड् क्याट्
- Context
- Nature More in Science & Nature →