Synonyms for cuspid

Most common

eye tooth · canine · canine tooth · fang · unicuspid · fangtooth

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars in heterodont mammals.

   Near-synonyms: eyetooth (only in humans); fang, fangtooth (particularly elongated cuspids in certain animals)

Related words

Is a kind of

tooth structure part

Forms

Plural

cuspids → canines, fangs, unicuspids, fangtooths…

Example sentences

• canine The canine teeth are between the incisors and molars.
• fang Read the lessons in "Spoken Hokkien" by Meili Fang.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

fang¹

6 letters

canine²

9 letters

unicuspid, fangtooth

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canine² = 2 syllables).

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