hoektand

Definitions of hoektand
  1. noun
    hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
    synonyms: giftand, tandwortel
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    type of:
    tand
    hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
  2. noun
    any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
    synonyms: oogtand
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    teef, wolvin
    female of any member of the dog family
    hond, joekel
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    hyena
    doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
    vos
    alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
    hondejong, hondenjong, pup, puppy
    a young dog
    hondje
    informal terms for dogs
    bastaard, bastaardhond, bastaardkind, basterd, hoerenzoon, straathond
    an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
    juffershondje, schoothondje
    any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
    jachthond
    a dog used in hunting game
    dalmatiër
    a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
    mopneus, mops, mopshond, mopsneus
    small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
    griffon
    breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
    corgi
    either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head
    does, poedel
    an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs
    coyote, prairiewolf
    small wolf native to western North America
    dingo
    wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
    brandvos
    the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
    poolvos
    thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
    type of:
    carnivoor, vleeseter
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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