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bitch |
a female dog or other female canine. |
cuspid |
one of the pointed teeth at either side of the front teeth; canine tooth. |
dog |
a four-legged furry canine mammal related to the wolf and fox, commonly used for a pet. [1/6 definitions] |
dogtooth |
a canine tooth, in an animal or human. |
eyetooth |
a canine tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. |
fang |
a long pointed tooth, such as the canine tooth of carnivorous animals or the hollow, grooved tooth by which a venomous snake injects its poison. [1/3 definitions] |
saber-toothed tiger |
any of various large wild cats that became extinct in the Pleistocene period, characterized by long upper canine teeth. |
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