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stomach tooth definition

☆ stomach tooth

either of the canine teeth in the lower jaw of an infant

Etymology: so called because its appearance is sometimes accompanied by gastric disorders

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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