κυνόδους

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From κῠ́ων (kúōn, dog, stem: κῠν-, kun-) +‎ ὀδούς (odoús, tooth).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῠνόδους (kunódousm (genitive κῠνόδοντος); third declension

  1. a canine tooth, a cuspid (properly of dogs, but also used of lions, of men, and of horses, as well as of a serpent’s fang)
  2. (in the plural) the teeth of a saw

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Cynodon (generic name)

References

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