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- not comparableusuallybiologyHaving natural teeth.
No dentulous jaws of multituberculates found in deposits of Early Cretaceous age have yet been described.
1979, William A. Clemens and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, "Multituberculata," in Jason A. Lillegraven et al. (eds.), Mesozoic Mammals, p. 112 (Google preview)2 more examples
The teeth of such of the reptiles as are dentulous, are simple organs of prehension, and not intended for mastication.
1874 June, W. C. Barrett, "The Anatomical and Histological Structure of Deciduous Teeth," Transactions of the Dental Society of the State of New York, p. 121 (Google preview)Edentulous patients with an atrophic mandible require a different plating strategy than dentulous patients who have a greater amount of bone.
2011, K. J. Lee, Elizabeth H. Toh, editors, Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook, →ISBN, page 71Antonyms: edentulous
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adjectiveHaving natural teeth.
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