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toothed

 (to͞otht, to͞othd)
adj.
Having teeth, especially of a certain number or type. Often used in combination: saw-toothed.
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toothed

(tuːθt)
adj
a. having a tooth or teeth
b. (in combination): sabre-toothed; six-toothed.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.toothed - having teeth especially of a certain number or typetoothed - having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination; "saw-toothed"
toothless - lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone"
2.toothed - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apextoothed - notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
3.toothed - having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawedtoothed - having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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Translations
ذو أسْنان
ozubený
denté
tenntur, meî tennur
dentato
ozubený
dişli
有齿的锯齿状的

toothed

[tuːθt] ADJ [wheel] → dentado
big-toothedde dientes grandes
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toothed

adjgezahnt, mit Zähnen; toothed wheelZahnrad nt
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tooth

(tuːθ) nounplural teeth (tiːθ)
1. any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing. He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.
2. something that looks or acts like a tooth. the teeth of a comb/saw.
teethe (tiːð) verb
(of a baby) to grow one's first teeth. He cries a lot because he's teething.
toothed adjective
having teeth. a toothed wheel.
ˈtoothless adjective
without teeth. a toothless old woman.
ˈtoothy adjective
showing a lot of teeth. a toothy grin.
ˈtoothache noun
a pain in a tooth. He has / is suffering from toothache.
ˈtoothbrush noun
a brush for cleaning the teeth.
ˈtoothpaste noun
a kind of paste used to clean the teeth. a tube of toothpaste.
ˈtoothpick noun
a small piece of wood, plastic etc for picking out food etc from between the teeth.
be/get etc long in the tooth
(of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old. I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.
a fine-tooth comb
a comb with the teeth set close together, for removing lice, dirt etc from hair etc.
a sweet tooth
a liking for sweet food. My friend has a sweet tooth.
tooth and nail
fiercely and with all one's strength. They fought tooth and nail.
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Scientists have long thought that Blues and other baleen whales, which belong to a suborder called Mysticetes, evolved millions of years ago from ancestral toothed whales, but they have lacked detailed fossil evidence to chronicle the transition from teeth to baleen.
denticrenatus represents a "missing link" that fits somewhere between ancient toothed whales and the first known fossils of the toothless Mysticetes, says Mitchell, who suggests filter feeding in whales first developed in forms with notched teeth.
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