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canine tooth

DEFINITIONS OF: canine tooth

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n one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

Synonyms:
canine, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth
Types:
fang
canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
Type of:
tooth
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
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