What does "dentigerous" mean?

Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.

What is a synonym for "dentigerous"?

Common synonyms include: dentiferous, dentiferous, dentiparous, follicular, follicular, toothed.

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Adjective

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Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop. not-comparable
"They usually bear teeth on a dentigerous process or, occasionally, as in Hemiphractus, odontoids (projections of bone resembling teeth)."

"They usually bear teeth on a dentigerous process or, occasionally, as in Hemiphractus, odontoids (projections of bone resembling teeth)."

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

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