postcanine

P3O1S1T1C3A1N1I1N1E1

adjective

Situated behind the canine teeth.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivepostcanine (comparative more postcanine, superlative most postcanine)

comparative more postcanine · superlative most postcanine

  1. Situated behind the canine teeth.
nounpostcanine (plural postcanines)

plural postcanines

  1. A tooth in this position.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishcanine
  8. Englishpostcanine

From post- + canine.

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

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcanine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcanine.

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