See Also: dentary(medicine)
dentary(dictionary)
dentary centre(medicine)

dentary (iou)



dentary adjective & noun. M19.
[Late Latin dentarius, from Latin dens, dent- tooth: see -ARY1. Cf. French dentaire.]
Anatomy & Zoology.
A. adjective. Of or connected with the teeth. M19.
dentary bone = sense B. below.
b. noun. The bone of the lower jaw which bears the teeth (in mammals, the single bone of the lower jaw). M19.