[syn: dentition, teeth]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dentition
n 1: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn:
teething, dentition, odontiasis]
2: the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively)
in a person or animal [syn: dentition, teeth]