noun
Meaning 1
A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eyetooth
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noun
Meaning 2
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, eye tooth, dogtooth, cuspid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tooth
Narrower terms: fang
History
Etymology
From eye + tooth, so called because of their position directly below the eyes.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: raateluhammas — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- German: Augenzahn — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Ido: okul-dento — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Latvian: acuzobs — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Māori: niho kata — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Māori: niho rei — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Polish: kieł — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Serbo-Croatian: očnjak — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth
- Yiddish: אויגנצאָן (oygntson) — canine tooth of the upper jaw — see also canine tooth