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DECIDUOUS TOOTH

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Dictionary entry overview: What does deciduous tooth mean?

• DECIDUOUS TOOTH (noun)
The noun DECIDUOUS TOOTH has 1 sense:

1. one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

Familiarity information: DECIDUOUS TOOTH used as a noun is very rare.

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• DECIDUOUS TOOTH (noun)

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Meaning:

One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

baby tooth; deciduous tooth; milk tooth; primary tooth

Hypernyms ("deciduous tooth" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("deciduous tooth" is a part of...):

child's body (the body of a human child)

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