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What (who) is cuspid - definition

TOOTH LOCATED BETWEEN THE LATERAL INCISOR AND THE FIRST PREMOLAR
Canine teeth; Cuspid; Eye tooth; Eyeteeth; Eyetooth; Eye-teeth; Eye teeth; Canine (tooth); Upper canine teeth; Lower canine teeth; Dens caninus; Cuspids; Dogtooth (anatomy); Canine eminence; Caniniform; Canine-like; Sexual dimorphism in canine teeth
  • The sabre-tooth [[water deer]] of China is often called the vampire deer due to the exceptionally long canine teeth in the males.

Cuspid         
·noun One of the canine teeth;
- so called from having but one point or cusp on the crown. ·see Tooth.
cuspid         
¦ noun a tooth with a single cusp or point; a canine tooth.
Derivatives
cuspidate adjective
Origin
C18: from L. cuspis, cuspid- 'point or apex'.
Canine tooth         
In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dog teeth, or (in the context of the upper jaw) fangs, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or vampire fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth. They can appear more flattened however, causing them to resemble incisors and leading them to be called incisiform.

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Canine tooth

In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dog teeth, or (in the context of the upper jaw) fangs, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or vampire fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth. They can appear more flattened however, causing them to resemble incisors and leading them to be called incisiform. They developed and are used primarily for firmly holding food in order to tear it apart, and occasionally as weapons. They are often the largest teeth in a mammal's mouth. Individuals of most species that develop them normally have four, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by incisors; humans and dogs are examples. In most species, canines are the anterior-most teeth in the maxillary bone.

The four canines in humans are the two maxillary canines and the two mandibular canines.