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While griffins in art are toothless or have the jaws of carnivores, Protoceratops was an herbivore with a dense pack of cheek teeth behind its beak.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
Both jaws had a third premolar, or cheek tooth, that’s only present in 2 to 6 percent of all Smilodon specimens.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of cheek tooth was
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“Cheek tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheek%20tooth. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
cheek tooth
noun
: any of the molar or premolar teeth
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