What is the definition or description of: canine tooth?

Canine Tooth: Any of four teeth having a thick conical crown and a long conical root, adjacent to the distal surface of the lateral incisors, in both deciduous and permanent dentition. Also called cuspid. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/canine+tooth.

Cuspid: The canine tooth is normally called the cuspid tooth. Starting with the front two teeth, it is the third one back. The name, canine, comes from the prominent fang tooth in a dog's mouth.

Canine tooth: Canines are the sheering teeth at corners of mouth which in humans are the third teeth from middle on each side of upper and lower jaws.

I (eye) tooth: The lay term for canine ( cuspid ) is an eye tooth because it is directly under the eye....I tooth.

See Below: 'canine' is the scientific word for a dog. The canines are well developed in dogs and appear as 'fangs' at the corners of the dental arches. The canine tooth in humans is the corresponding tooth. It is not as well developed and not as long. It is a strong tooth and is used to incise or tear the food that is introduced into the mouth.