EYETOOTH (eyeteeth)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: eyeteeth   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyetooth mean? 

• EYETOOTH (noun)
  The noun EYETOOTH has 1 sense:

1. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

  Familiarity information: EYETOOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYETOOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

canine; canine tooth; cuspid; dogtooth; eye tooth; eyetooth

Hypernyms ("eyetooth" is a kind of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eyetooth"):

fang (canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey)