wisdomtooth

wisdomtooth
wisdom tooth n.
One of four rearmost molars on each side of the upper and lower jaw in humans. Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to erupt, typically in early adulthood.
  [Translation of New Latin dēns sapientiae: dēns, tooth + sapientiae, genitive of sapientia, wisdom.]

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