This classic riddle sounds like it is describing an animal, but the answer is something much more ordinary.
“What has teeth but can’t bite?”
Think about an everyday object with a row of small “teeth.” Those teeth are useful for separating and arranging something, but they obviously cannot chew or bite anyone.
Once you picture the object, the clue becomes easy to understand.
Answer: A comb.
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