ADULT TOOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adult tooth mean? 

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

1. any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADULT TOOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

adult tooth; permanent tooth

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

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