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EYE TOOTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Synonyms:
canine; canine tooth; cuspid; dogtooth; eye tooth; eyetooth
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Hypernyms ("eye tooth" is a kind of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eye tooth"):
fang (canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey)