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permanent tooth

any of the set of 32 adult human teeth that replace the milk teeth, including 4 cuspids, 8 bicuspids, 8 incisors, and 12 molars

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noun
One of the second set of teeth in mammals that grow as the milk teeth are shed. Humans have 32 permanent teeth.

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