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saber-toothed

/sey-ber-tootht/US // ˈseɪ bərˌtuθt //

剑齿虎,剑齿虎牙,剑齿虎牙人,刀齿状

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.

Examples

  • I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs.

  • Seven children lost parts of fingers and toes to the sharp-toothed creatures.

  • Indeed, saber-rattling or not, we should take Ryan seriously.

  • The name of the group, paradoxically, is Procure Saber, which in Portuguese means, Seek to Know.

  • It also may explain why there was no saber rattling on Syria on Sunday.

  • A minute ago you were ready to fall before the first sowar who lifted his saber over your head.

  • A hideous yell of applause rose from the multitude, and again he plunged his saber into the carriage.

  • A toothed arc fixed to the revolving platform or to the live ring serves to give motion to the bridge.

  • Shadows of gloom dissolved and were replaced by a black-toothed, crescent-shaped smile of delight.

  • The saber is comparatively harmless; it serves to frighten the timid, but rarely ever deals a death-wound.