permanent tooth

A form of permanent teeth — The second set of teeth formed in diphyodont mammals.

Similar
adult tooth

Meanings

nounpermanent tooth (plural permanent teeth)

plural permanent teeth

  1. singularsingular of permanent teeth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age

Similar
adult tooth
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

permanent tooth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20tooth

MLA

“permanent tooth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20tooth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permanent tooth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanent%20tooth.

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