snaggletooth

See also: snaggle-tooth

English

Sleeping dog showing a visible snaggletooth

Alternative forms

• snaggle-tooth

Etymology

snaggle +‎ tooth

Pronunciation

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Noun

snaggletooth (plural snaggleteeth or snaggletooths)

1. (plural: snaggleteeth) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken
2. (plural: snaggletooths) A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth.

Synonyms

• (fish): stareater

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: ulkoneva hammas, katkennut hammas
• Italian: dentatura irregolare f
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 덧니 (deonni)