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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The origin and development of teeth; the embryology of dentition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) Generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.
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- noun biology The
generation , or mode ofdevelopment , of theteeth .
Etymologies
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odonto- + root of Ancient Greek to be born: compare French odontogénie.
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