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bigtooth

adj

Etymology

From big + tooth.

  1. inherited from *h₃dónts✻
  2. inherited from *tanþs✻
  3. inherited from *tanþ✻
  4. inherited from tōþ
  5. inherited from tothe
  6. compounded as bigtooth — “big + tooth”

Definitions

  1. Applied to various creatures characterized by large teeth.

    • the bigtooth cardinalfish
    • the bigtooth river stingray

  2. Applied to certain plants whose leaves have large points.

    • the bigtooth aspen
    • the bigtooth maple

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA