Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sabre-tooth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: sabre--tooth
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sabre-toothed tiger.

Example Sentences

"Short of limb and long of canine, this rather unlovely creature was, confusingly, not at all related to later types of sabre-tooths (which are members of the true cat family)."

Inflected Forms

sabre-tooths (plural)

Questions

What does sabre-tooth mean?: A sabre-toothed tiger.

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