Dentition

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dentition \Den*ti"tion\, n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut
     teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dentist}.]
     1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
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     2. (Zool.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dentition
       n 1: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn: {teething},
             {odontiasis}]
       2: the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively)
          in a person or animal [syn: {teeth}]