toothed

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The inspectors also reported crews spraying contaminated pool water onto neighboring properties and into storm drains, and excavator operators using toothed buckets that caused clean and contaminated soil to be commingled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Scientists at Hokkaido University determined DNA sequences of genes which were expressed in acoustic fat bodies -- collections of fat around the head that toothed whales use for echolocation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

During opening weekend on March 16, the museum was a hive of freckles and gap toothed grins, with visitors ranging in age from newborn to well seasoned.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

They found females of five "menopausal" species - narwhals and beluga, short-finned pilot, false killer and killer whales - lived about four decades longer than other toothed whales.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

I didn't have a good answer to that, and instead toothed my bottom lip to keep it from quivering.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds