BIDENTAL

Etymology 1

Adjective

bidental (not comparable)

(zoology) Having only two teeth.

(phonetics) articulated with both the upper and lower teeth.

Noun

bidental (plural bidentals)

(zoology) An organism that has only two teeth, especially a dinosaur of the infraorder Dicynodontia.

Etymology 2

Noun

bidental (plural bidentals)

(historical) In Ancient Rome, a place that had been struck by lightning and consecrated and enclosed.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*den"tal, a.

Definition: Having two teeth. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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