Learn English – Does ‘long-molared’ have any special meaning

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“You’re joking, Weasley!” said Malfoy, behind them. “You’re not telling me someone’s asked that to the ball? Not the long-molared Mudblood?” (Harry Potter 4 [US Version]: p.404)[Bold font is mine]

N.B.: Malfoy, who hates Hermione very much, is insulting her. In the past, he hexed her front teeth into long, beaver-like teeth. However, her teeth are normal now. Mudblood is an insulting word in the magical world.

I know a molar is any of the large teeth at the back of the mouth. So I can’t understand why he refers to back teeth after his hex to her front teeth.

Does ‘long-molared’ have special meaning? Or does he say so on purpose in order to express his indifference to Hermione?

Best Answer

No, it has no special meaning.

I expect Ms Rowling used the phrase "long-molared" because either:

  1. she felt it sounded better than the technically accurate
    "long-incisored".
  2. it was a mistake, that got missed by proof-readers.
  3. she felt it was a likely mistake for Malfoy to make.

...or a combination of these.

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