dentition

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Imagine a walrus-like creature with dentition remarkably similar to modern walruses: A quartet of post-canine teeth, a large lower canine tooth and a short, fused vertical midline on their lower jaw.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Using the novel technique, the research team tried to determine the closest fit of the teeth's appearance to other dinosaurs with well-known dentition.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Tusks are among the most dramatic examples of mammal dentition: ever-growing, projecting teeth used for fighting, foraging, even flirting.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Corpus Christi A young man recently released from dentition passes himself off as a parish priest in a small village in this Academy Award-nominated drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2020

Den′tary, belonging to dentition, bearing teeth.—n. the distal element of the jaw of vertebrates below mammals.—Dental engine, a mechanical appliance giving a rotary motion to a dentist's boring instruments.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various