scimitar cat

English

Noun

scimitar cat (plural scimitar cats)

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

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