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scimitar-toothed cat

scimitar-toothed cat noun: any of various species of extinct prehistoric cats of the tribe †Homotheriini.

scimitar-toothed cat: any of various species of extinct prehistoric cats of the tribe †Homotheriini
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Noun

scimitar-toothed cat (plural scimitar-toothed cats)

  1. Any of various species of extinct prehistoric cats of the tribe †Homotheriini.
    • Highly efficient hunters who used fire, the Neanderthals may have outcompeted both sabre-toothed and scimitar-toothed cats.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 212

Synonyms of scimitar-toothed cat

Forms of scimitar-toothed cat

pluralscimitar-toothed cats

Questions about scimitar-toothed cat

What does scimitar-toothed cat mean?
Scimitar-toothed cat means any of various species of extinct prehistoric cats of the tribe †Homotheriini.
What part of speech is scimitar-toothed cat?
Scimitar-toothed cat is a noun.
What is the plural of scimitar-toothed cat?
The plural of scimitar-toothed cat is scimitar-toothed cats.

Words near scimitar-toothed cat in the dictionary

  1. scimitar shells
  2. scimitar syndrome
  3. scimitar-horned oryx
  4. scimitar-horned oryxes
  5. scimitar-toothed
  6. scimitar-toothed cat
  7. scimitar-toothed cats
  8. scimitar-toothed tiger
  9. scimitar-toothed tigers
  10. scimitar-winged piha
  11. scimitarbill

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