Dentigerous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dentigerous is an adjective meaning Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
Meaning
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop.
Example Sentences
Occasionally dentigerous cysts may be lined partially or wholly by pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia and mucous cells.
They usually bear teeth on a dentigerous process or, occasionally, as in Hemiphractus, odontoids (projections of bone resembling teeth).
Female with dentigerous plate of ovipositor moderately wide and bearing 8–12 teeth; anal appendages of female not particularly pointed (B).
Synonyms for dentigerous
Depending on context, synonyms include follicular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dentary, odontogenic, toothly, dentitional, teethly, dentognathic.
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