"scissor bite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scissor bites [plural]
Etymology: scissors + bite. From the teeth positioning overlapping like scissors, between the outward upper teeth and the inward lower teeth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scissors|bite}} scissors + bite Head templates: {{en-noun}} scissor bite (plural scissor bites)
  1. A slight overbite. Wikipedia link: en:scissor bite Synonyms: scissors bite Hypernyms: overbite Related terms: edge bite (english: where upper teeth and lower teeth meet on edge instead of having an overbite or underbite)
    Sense id: en-scissor_bite-en-noun-lM31BrAN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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