canine tooth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

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canine tooth canine teeth

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

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

canine-toothless

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