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cheek tooth

American

noun

any of the three posterior chewing teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaws in human adults; molar.

Etymology

Origin of cheek tooth

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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cheek tooth

"Depth of rostrum in front of premolars" seems to have been taken perpendicular to the inferior longitudinal line of the rostrum, approximately one-half millimeter anterior to the alveolus of the anteriormost cheek tooth.

From Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

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