- snaggletooth
- noun Etymology: English dialect snaggle irregularly shaped tooth + English tooth Date: circa 1825 an irregular, broken, or projecting tooth • snaggletoothed adjective
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Snaggletooth — may refer to:In popular culture: *A member of the fictional Snivvian species seen in . *Snagglepuss, a Hanna Barbera cartoon character.In music: *Snaggletooth B. Motörhead, A.K.A Warpig, the mascot of the British heavy metal band Motörhead.Other … Wikipedia
snaggletooth — [snag′əl to͞oth΄] n. pl. snaggleteeth [< SNAG] 1. a tooth that sticks out beyond the others 2. a crooked or broken tooth snaggletoothed [snag′əlto͞otht΄, snag′əlto͞othd΄] adj … English World dictionary
Snaggletooth shark — Taxobox name = Snaggletooth shark fossil range = Fossil range|40|0 Middle Eocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry) journal =… … Wikipedia
snaggletooth shark — indinis pilkasis ryklys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Hemipristis elongatus angl. Elliot’s gray shark; fossil shark; gray shark; snaggletooth shark rus. индийская серая акула ryšiai: platesnis… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
snaggletooth sharks — indiniai pilkieji rykliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Hemipristis angl. gray sharks; snaggletooth sharks rus. индийские серые акулы ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžiaakiai rykliai siauresnis… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
snaggletooth — having teeth not in alignment with neighbouring ones, or liable to catch on irregularities, e.g. in Silurus triostegus … Dictionary of ichthyology
snaggletooth — snaggle toothed /snag euhl toohtht , toohdhd /, adj. /snag euhl toohth /, n., pl. snaggleteeth. a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others. [1815 25; appar. SNAG + LE + TOOTH] * * * … Universalium
snaggletooth — noun a) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken b) A predatory fish of the Astronesthes genus, so called because of its teeth. Syn: stareater … Wiktionary
snaggletooth — n. broken tooth; crooked tooth; tooth that is not in line with the others … English contemporary dictionary
snaggletooth — snag•gle•tooth [[t]ˈsnæg əlˌtuθ[/t]] n. pl. teeth den a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others • Etymology: 1815–25; appar. snag+ le+tooth snag′gle toothed , adj … From formal English to slang
