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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

tissue go
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

animal tissue go
the tissue in the bodies of animals

connective tissue go
tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells

bone, os go
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

tooth
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates

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14 Subcategories

fang go
hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake
tusk go
a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging
conodont go
the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta
chopper, pearly go
informal terms for a human `tooth'
carnassial tooth go
the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore
front tooth, anterior go
a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
back tooth, posterior go
a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
malposed tooth go
a tooth that has grown in a faulty position
permanent tooth, adult tooth go
any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age
primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth go
one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
canine, dogtooth, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid go
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
premolar, bicuspid go
a tooth having two cusps or points
incisor go
a tooth for cutting or gnawing
grinder, molar go
grinding tooth with a broad crown