dentiparous

English

Etymology

denti- +‎ -parous

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛnˈtɪpəɹəs/

Adjective

dentiparous (not comparable)

1. tooth-bearing

   Synonym: dentigerous

   • 1866, Richard Owen, On the Anatomy of Vertebrates:

     A thin compact floor of bone separates this groove, and the sockets anterior to it, from the large cavity of the ramus of the jaw; it is pierced by bloodvessels for the supply of the pulps of the growing teeth and the vascular dentiparous membrane which lines the alveolar cavities.

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