machairodont
/məˈkʌɪrədɒnt/(also machaerodont) Palaeontology
adjective
Having long sabre-shaped upper canine teeth; sabre-toothed. Also: of or relating to the subfamily Machairodontinae, comprising fossil felids having such teeth.
noun
A machairodont felid.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Encyclopaedia Britannica. From scientific Latin machairodont-.