dentigerous

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dentigerous

Rhymes with -ɪdʒəɹəs

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From Latin dentis (“genitive singular of dens”) + -gerous (“bearing”).

adjective

not comparable Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop. They usually bear teeth on a dentigerous process or, occasionally, as in Hemiphractus, odontoids (projections of bone resembling teeth).
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@misc{dentigerous_2026,
  title = {dentigerous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dentigerous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}