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.

Synonyms

• scimitar-toothed cat