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The 42 pages that link to Canine tooth, each with the reason it gives.

• CarnivoraRelated: Prominent canines help many species seize prey or defend themselves.

• MolarCompared with: Its pointed shape contrasts with the molar's broad grinding surface.

• IncisorCompared with: Canines flank incisors but usually have a pointed rather than chisel-like form.

• ToothBroader topic: Its shape helps grasp or tear food.

• JawBroader topic: Canines show how jaw and tooth form adapt to grasping and tearing.

• Heterodont dentitionBroader topic: Canines commonly grasp, pierce, or tear food, adding a distinct role to the tooth row.

• Mammalian dentitionBroader topic: Canines form a distinct class whose size and shape vary among mammals.

• TuskRelated: Walrus tusks are elongated upper canine teeth rather than incisors.

• SmilodonRelated: The upper canines are Smilodon's most conspicuous anatomical feature.

• Piltdown ManBroader topic: A filed-down ape canine was presented as part of the supposedly human jaw.

• SuidaeRelated: In many suids, enlarged canines grow continuously and form tusks.

• ProcyonidaeRelated: Procyonid dentitions retain the carnivoran canine pattern despite varied diets.

• Saber-toothed catBroader topic: The enlarged upper canines are the defining feature behind the common name.

• DentitionBroader topic: Canines add a distinct tooth type to many mammalian dentitions.

• GorgonopsiaRelated: Gorgonopsians’ enlarged upper canines were their most conspicuous weapons.

• WalrusRelated: A walrus’s tusks are greatly elongated upper canine teeth.

• Sahelanthropus tchadensisRelated: The small, worn canines distinguish its dentition from that of many living apes.

• MachairodontinaeBroader topic: The subfamily is named for its enlarged upper canine teeth.

• ThylacosmilusRelated: Its enlarged upper canines dominate Thylacosmilus’s skull and give the genus its saber-toothed appearance.

• DinocephaliaRelated: Enlarged canines characterize several predatory dinocephalians.

• NimravidaeRelated: Nimravids are especially recognized for the enlarged upper canines of many species.

• OxyaenidaeRelated: Large canines in many oxyaenids could help seize and kill prey.

• BabirusaRelated: Babirusa tusks are enlarged upper and lower canine teeth.

• SivapithecusBroader topic: Their size and shape in Sivapithecus fossils inform comparisons with other apes.

• UintatheriumRelated: Its unusually large upper canines contrast with its herbivorous diet.

• Clouded leopardRelated: Its exceptionally long canines are prominent relative to its skull size.

• HeterodontosaurusBroader topic: The enlarged upper and lower canines distinguish its dentition from that of many herbivores.

• InostranceviaRelated: Its enlarged canines were the most conspicuous weapons in Inostrancevia's jaws.

• TherocephaliaRelated: Many therocephalians had prominent canines suited to seizing prey.

• MoschidaeBroader topic: Male musk deer’s enlarged upper canines form the family’s conspicuous tusks.

• MuntjacRelated: Male muntjacs use their prominent upper canines as weapons instead of relying only on antlers.

• Saber-toothed predatorNarrower topic: Saber-teeth are extreme modifications of mammalian canines.

• WolfRelated: Wolves use their strong canines to seize prey and tear flesh.

• DinofelisBroader topic: Dinofelis had enlarged upper canines, though shorter than those of many saber-toothed cats.

• GorgonopsRelated: Gorgonops’s enlarged upper canines were its most conspicuous weapon.

• KaprosuchusRelated: Kaprosuchus had enlarged teeth that project as tusk-like canines from its jaws.

• Musk deerRelated: Male musk deer have elongated upper canines rather than antlers.

• PeccaryRelated: Peccary canines sharpen through contact and can serve in defense.

• EntelodontidaeRelated: Prominent canines were part of the distinctive dentition found in entelodont skulls.

• Human toothBroader topic: Its shape helps grip and tear food.

• OdobenocetopsBroader topic: Its enlarged canines formed the genus’s conspicuous tusks.

• Water deerNarrower topic: The water deer’s enlarged upper canines are modified teeth of this kind.