K9 teeth the large pointed teeth in your mouth ,why r they called k9,and how about the teeth in a cat r they a

I know all dogs which r refered as k9 but how about cats teeth r they called k9 also???

K9 teeth the large pointed teeth in your mouth ,why r they called k9,and how about the teeth in a cat r they a
Human dentists call our teeth in the same position "canines". All carnivores have them. The extinct saber-toothed cat is the EXTREME example of them.
Reply:The teeth are actually called canine teeth, whether they are in a dog, cat, or human. I don't know why.
Reply:it's Canine because they resemble a dogs'


and are made for tearing food
Reply:Actually they are canine teeth. Canine means, of the dog species. Prolly from Latin, Cane. K9 is a cute spinoff of the word. Your pointed teeth look like the dog version, hence canine teeth.
Reply:And to add to that, we (humans) have canine teeth and molars because we're omnivores, which means we eat both plants and animals. Carnivores, like cats and dogs, are made to eat almost all meat. Their teeth are all pointy... no molars for grinding plants. Herbivores like horses and cows have front shearing teeth for tearing off grass, and molars (again, flat teeth for grinding) in the back to really grind up the plant stuff. The grinding part is important to digestion, since it's hard for stomachs to break down the cellulose in plant matter.





Humans have ALL of those teeth. Front shearing teeth for biting (as into an apple), canines for tearing (like tough meat jerky) and flat molars for grinding up food, especially plants. The bicuspids between the front incisors and the canine teeth are also kind of pointy. They help with both the incisors and the canines. (I think all that is right... I had to dig deep into my school memory to retrieve that info).





Take a look at your teeth. It's pretty cool how it all works!