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canine tooth

noun

Etymology

Calque of Latin dens canīnus (“doglike tooth”), from canis (“dog”), from their prominence in dogs and wolves. Compare dogtooth.

  1. borrowed from dens

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cuspid, one of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the…

    Synonym of cuspid, one of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolars.

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