The sharp, flat teeth in the front of your mouth used for cutting and biting food.
From Latin 'incidere,' meaning 'to cut,' combined with '-or' (agent suffix). These teeth are named for their primary function of cutting food.
Your incisors are named for what they do—they literally 'cut into' your food, and the word structure tells you exactly what makes them special compared to your molars.
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