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Definition: DENTIFEROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Bearing teeth; dentigerous.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb dentiferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(dentiferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dentiferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Dentiferous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Dentiferous \Den*tif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression dens, dentis, tooth -ferous.]. (references)

Definition: DENTIFEROUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Bearing teeth; dentigerous.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb dentiferously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(dentiferously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dentiferous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DENTIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Dentiferous \Den*tif"er*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression dens, dentis, tooth -ferous.]. (references)