Definition of incisor

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Incisor (a.) Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth..

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Polyprotodonta :: Polyprotodonta (n. pl.) A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor teeth in each jaw.
Incisor :: Incisor (n.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.
Canine :: Canine (a.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side the incisors.
Mastodon :: Mastodon (n.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time..
Nasopalatine :: Nasopalatine (a.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve..
Fore Tooth :: Fore tooth () One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.
Aye-aye :: Aye-aye (n.) A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth..
Incisory :: Incisory (a.) Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.
Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored..
Proclivous :: Proclivous (a.) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.
Edentata :: Edentata (n. pl.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking..
Noctilionid :: Noctilionid (n.) A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth..
Horse :: Horse (n.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
Premaxilla :: Premaxilla (n.) A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone..
Incisive :: Incisive (a.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the incisive bones, the premaxillaries..
Toxodonta :: Toxodonta (n.pl.) An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.
Heterodont :: Heterodont (a.) Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont..
Incisor :: Incisor (a.) Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth..
Scalpriform :: Scalpriform (a.) Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents..
Molar :: Molar (n.) Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth..
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