Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dentiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
den-ti-f-er-ous
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures.

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Etymology

From Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -ferous.

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Questions

What does dentiferous mean?
Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures.
Where does dentiferous come from?
From Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -ferous.

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