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scimitar cat

scimitar cat noun: a sabre-toothed cat of the subtribe Homotherini, having distinctive serrated upper canines.

Noun

scimitar cat (plural scimitar cats)

  1. A sabre-toothed cat of the subtribe Homotherini, having distinctive serrated upper canines.
    • Scimitar cats had a sloping back like a spotted hyena and were probably excellent runners.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 107

Synonyms of scimitar cat

Forms of scimitar cat

pluralscimitar cats

Questions about scimitar cat

What does scimitar cat mean?
Scimitar cat means a sabre-toothed cat of the subtribe Homotherini, having distinctive serrated upper canines.
What part of speech is scimitar cat?
Scimitar cat is a noun.
What is the plural of scimitar cat?
The plural of scimitar cat is scimitar cats.

Words near scimitar cat in the dictionary

  1. scimitar
  2. scimitar babbler
  3. scimitar babblers
  4. scimitar bean
  5. scimitar beans
  6. scimitar cat
  7. scimitar cats
  8. scimitar leg
  9. scimitar legs
  10. scimitar pod
  11. scimitar pods

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