toothmark

English

Etymology

From tooth +‎ mark.

Noun

toothmark (plural toothmarks or teethmarks)

1. The imprint left by a tooth or teeth.
   • 1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintessential Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, page 13:

     The very smell of nocturnal passion, the toothmarks of the prey, the sweaty depression of the inevitable dawns.

Translations

imprint left by teeth

• Maori: mātāniho