scissor bite

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English

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Etymology

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scissors +‎ bite. From the teeth positioning overlapping like scissors, between the outward upper teeth and the inward lower teeth.

Noun

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scissor bite (plural scissor bites)

  1. A slight overbite.

Hypernyms

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  • edge bite (where upper teeth and lower teeth meet on edge instead of having an overbite or underbite)