incisors
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Another clue is the presence of pronounced canines that separate one set of teeth from another—the incisors from the bicuspids and molars, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
When the singer and songwriter Adrianne Lenker was 21, she was involved in a bike accident that knocked out one of her incisors.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2024
The gorilla, for example, needs strong muscles near the ear to chew fibrous vegetable matter, while the chimpanzee uses its incisors to bite into tasty fruit.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024
Many studies about mammalian tooth development were done in mice, which have only molars and heavily modified incisors.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
The troll ran a tongue over his incisors and reached out a shaggy hand....
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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