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Dentures

Definition

noun

Removable artificial teeth to replace many or the whole set of lost teeth in upper or lower jaw


Supplement

Dentures to replace lost tooth or teeth may be:

Dental crowns, dental implants, and single artificial tooth differ from dentures.


Word origin: French dent (tooth)

Synonym(s):

  • false teeth

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Re: What Type of Animal is this? Fisher Cat?

Looks like a fisher cat; the light has bleached out the color of fur, and the jaw looks like its poorly done (like animal is without her dentures) http://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-FisherCat.html in nearly the same pose

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by Abicat
Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:19 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: What Type of Animal is this? Fisher Cat?
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... because of their diet) and the fact that they only eat meat - which they do, they are exclusive carnivores and we can see from comparing the dentures of mammals, and they are pretty much the only exclusively land mammals that are relatively homodonts. There is great competition for food resources, ...

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by nugget
Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:22 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Animal speed:
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