Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabertooth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: saber-tooth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sabertooth tiger

American usage

noun

Any animal with saber-like teeth, such as the saber-toothed cat or saber-toothed tiger

American usage

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of saber + tooth

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

sabertooths (plural)

Phrases

sabertooth fish

Synonyms

saber-toothed tiger

Questions

What does sabertooth mean?: A sabertooth tiger
Where does sabertooth come from?: Bahuvrihi compound of saber + tooth

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