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dentulous

dentulous adjective: having natural teeth.

Adjective

dentulous (not comparable)

  1. (usually) Having natural teeth.
    • The teeth of such of the reptiles as are dentulous, are simple organs of prehension, and not intended for mastication.1874 June, W. C. Barrett, "The Anatomical and Histological Structure of Deciduous Teeth," Transactions of the Dental Society of the State of New York, p. 121 (Google preview)
    • No dentulous jaws of multituberculates found in deposits of Early Cretaceous age have yet been described.1979, William A. Clemens and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, "Multituberculata," in Jason A. Lillegraven et al. (eds.), Mesozoic Mammals, p. 112 (Google preview)
    Antonyms:
    edentulous

dentulous meaning in Tamil

dentulous in Tamil

இயல்பானபல் உள்ள உடல்

Antonyms of dentulous

Words formed from dentulous

Questions about dentulous

What does dentulous mean?
Dentulous means having natural teeth.
What is dentulous in Tamil?
Dentulous in Tamil is இயல்பானபல் உள்ள உடல். See Dentulous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dentulous?
Dentulous is an adjective.

Words near dentulous in the dictionary

  1. dentro
  2. dentros
  3. dents
  4. Dents du Midi
  5. dentulated
  6. dentulous
  7. dentulousness
  8. dentural
  9. denture
  10. denture adhesive
  11. denture adhesives

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