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Dogtooth

See Canine tooth, under Canine.

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Fang 76% connected

To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tooth 76% connected

One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which u…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Canine 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the family Canidae, or dogs and wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that or those of a dog.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cuspid 92% connected

One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. See Tooth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Eyetooth 92% connected

A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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