TEETH OF THE DOG. 



397 



The teeth are 42 in number, arranged as follows : 



Incisors 



Canines — : Molars — 



Fig. i. 



Fig. 2. 



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Fig- 3- 



Fig. 4. 



TEETH OF THE DOG AT VARIOUS AGES. 



The incisors are somewhat remarkable in shape, having three 

 little lobules at their edges resembling a fleur-de-lis (Fig. 1 ). Next 

 to these come the canine teeth or tusks, and then the molars, which 

 vary in form considerably. In the upper jaw, in front, are three 

 sharp and cutting teeth, which Cuvier calls false molars ; then a 



