deciduous tooth

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deciduous tooth

noun deciduous teeth

Any tooth that falls out as later teeth grow in or as other existing teeth move to take its place.
A baby tooth or milk tooth which is replaced by later permanent teeth in animals displaying diphyodonty.

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@misc{deciduous_tooth_2026,
  title = {deciduous tooth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deciduous%20tooth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}