odontogeny
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.
Noun
[edit]odontogeny (uncountable)
- (archaic, biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.
References
[edit]- “odontogeny”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.