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canine tooth

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noun
  1. canine(def 2).
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Origin of canine tooth

First recorded in 1600–10
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canine tooth in Medicine

canine tooth

n.
  1. Any of four teeth having a thick conical crown and a long conical root, adjacent to the distal surface of the lateral incisors, in both deciduous and permanent dentition.cuspid
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