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canine tooth

noun

canine(def 2).

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Nearby words

  1. canine,
  2. canine distemper,
  3. canine leptospirosis,
  4. canine parvovirus,
  5. canine spasm,
  6. canines,
  7. caning,
  8. caninity,
  9. canis major,
  10. canis minor

Origin of canine tooth

First recorded in 1600–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for canine tooth

canine tooth

n.

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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