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- Toothed - imp. & p. p. - of Tooth
- Toothed - a. - Having teeth; furnished with teeth.
- Toothed - a. - Having marginal projecting points; dentate.
- Spur-shell - n. - Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur.
- Dentirostral - a. - 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.
- Dentately - adv. - In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately ciliated, etc.
- Ichthyornis - n. - An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebrae, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormae.
- Lory - n. - Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.
- Roulette - n. - A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.
- Killer - n. - A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.
- Dentation - n. - Formation of teeth; toothed form.
- Shrike - v. i. - Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher.
- Odontotormae - n.pl. - An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See Ichthyornis.
- Tubulous - a. - Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower.
- Odontocete - n.pl. - A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
- Serratirostral - a. - Having a toothed bill, like that of a toucan.
- Bipectinated - a. - Having two margins toothed like a comb.
- Sperm whale - - A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale.
- Gradine - n. - A toothed chised by sculptors.
- Rake - n. - A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake.
- Jagger - n. - One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag, v. t.
- Grampus - n. - A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii.
- Gear - n. - A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.
- Depth - n. - A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
- Comb - n. - A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing wool, flax, hair, etc.