Defn: Of or pertaining to dentine.
DENTINE
Den"tine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.)
Defn: The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
DENTIPHONE
Den"ti*phone, n. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr.
Defn: An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. Knight.
DENTIROSTER Den`ti*ros"ter, n.; pl. Dentirostres. Etym: [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dentirostral bird.
DENTIROSTRAL
Den`ti*ros"tral, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a toothed bill; — applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak.
DENTIROSTRATE
Den`ti*ros"trate, a.