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• plural of incisor.

incisors

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1. The sharp teeth at the front of the mouth (four on the top and four on the bottom) that are specialized for cutting. (Compare molars.)

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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

Researchers have published high-resolution images of rodent incisors in ACS Nano, providing an atomic-level view of the teeth's ingenious enamel and its coating.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

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

Speaking of injuries, if you’ve ever seen beavers’ impressive orange incisors, you might feel … nervous about releasing those iron-fortified teeth into the streets of New York.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023

I was not disappointed: there, raking the horizon, stood the jagged incisors of the Himalaya.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer