underbite

American

[uhn-der-bahyt] / ˈʌn dərˌbaɪt /

noun

Dentistry.

occlusion in which the lower incisor teeth overlap the upper.

Etymology

Origin of underbite

First recorded in 1975–80; under- + bite

Example Sentences

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Both females and males have a characteristic underbite with two pairs of teeth in the lower jaw.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

“Be Free, You Wrinkly Ghost!” opens, “I’ve never been fully on board with my face” and goes on to detail the surgeries Nancherla has undergone to correct a droopy eyelid and underbite.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Thelma's top beak was crudely clipped just below her nostrils, causing the bottom beak to jut out partially exposed, resembling an underbite.

From Salon • May 10, 2023

Set in Chicago in the 1960s, the book is narrated by 10-year-old Karen Reyes, who imagines herself as a wolf-girl with a fanged underbite.

From New York Times • May 31, 2017

It looks so fierce with those big eyes and its underbite of spiny teeth, but I can’t help feeling bad as everyone circles to watch it flap and die.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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