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dentition

noun as in pearly whites

noun as in teeth

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While the three species boasted distinct dentition and probably had somewhat different diets, it’s not clear what they actually did eat from the shape of their teeth alone, Eberle says.

The imperfections of the mouth, resulting of a bad dentition, are stricken away by the application of the interchanging Thooth.

Such cases are merely instances of irregularity in the time of dentition, and carry with them no particular significance.

Parents ought to carefully attend to the childs second dentition.

The generic differences are based upon the comparative lengths of the tail, and upon the dentition.

Now these correspondences are the more striking when we bear in mind that a similar dentition is often put to very different uses.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dentition, such as: choppers, ivories, and pearly teeth.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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