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Definition of bleeding tooth

: a marine gastropod mollusk (Nerita peloronta) of the Caribbean area having projections resembling teeth reddish about the base on the inner wall of the aperture also : any of several related mollusks some of which lack the colored projections

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“Bleeding tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleeding%20tooth. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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