pointed+tooth

  • 61canine — [ keɪnʌɪn, ka ] adjective relating to or resembling a dog. noun 1》 a dog or other animal of the dog family. 2》 (also canine tooth) a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars, often greatly enlarged in carnivores. Origin ME: from Fr., from …

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  • 62tush — tush1 [tʌʃ] exclamation archaic or humorous expressing disapproval, impatience, or dismissal. Origin natural utterance: first recorded in ME. tush2 [tʌʃ] noun a long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse. Origin OE tusc (cf …

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  • 63canine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or resembling a dog. ► NOUN 1) a dog or other animal of the dog family. 2) (also canine tooth) a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars, often greatly enlarged in carnivores. ORIGIN Latin caninus, from canis… …

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  • 64canine — [kā′nīn΄] adj. [L caninus < canis, dog: see HOUND1] 1. of or like a dog 2. of the family (Canidae) of carnivores that includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes n. 1. a dog or other canine animal 2. a sharp pointed tooth on either side of the… …

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  • 65canine — adj. & n. adj. 1 of a dog or dogs. 2 of or belonging to the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, etc. n. 1 a dog. 2 (in full canine tooth) a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars. Etymology: ME f. canin ine or f. L caninus f …

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  • 66tush — 1. int. archaic expressing strong disapproval or scorn. Etymology: ME: imit. 2. n. 1 a long pointed tooth, esp. a canine tooth of a horse. 2 an elephant s short tusk. Etymology: OE tusc TUSK …

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  • 67tusk — n. & v. n. 1 a long pointed tooth, esp. protruding from a closed mouth, as in the elephant, walrus, etc. 2 a tusklike tooth or other object. v.tr. gore, thrust at, or tear up with a tusk or tusks. Phrases and idioms: tusk shell 1 any of various… …

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  • 68Amblyopone saundersi — Taxobox name = Amblyopone saundersi regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Formicidae subfamilia = Ponerinae tribus = Amblyoponini genus = Amblyopone species = A. zelandiae binomial = Amblyopone… …

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  • 69Doru aculeatum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …

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  • 70canine — (n.) pointed tooth, late 14c., from L. caninus of the dog, gen. of canis dog, from PIE root *kwon dog (Cf. Gk. kyon, O.E. hund, O.H.G. hunt, O.Ir. cu, Welsh ci, Skt. svan , Avestan spa, Rus. so …

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