toothed
adj/tuːθt/ · /tuːðd/
Etymology From tooth + -ed.
1
Of an animal Having teeth.
- The sperm whale is a toothed whale.
2
Having projections resembling an animal's teeth.
- A cog is a toothed wheel.
3
In compounds Having teeth of the specified type.
- A sharp-toothed rat.
- A fine-toothed comb.
- Synonyms
- dentate, dentiferous, dentigerous, dentilated, serrate
- Derived terms
33 terms
Baker's small-toothed harvest mouse, buck-toothed, bucktoothed, fine-toothed, fine-toothed comb, gap-toothed, gate-toothed, gobber-toothed, large-toothed aspen, loose-toothed, megatoothed, multitoothed, nontoothed, red-toothed, red-toothed shrew, rough-toothed dolphin, saber-toothed, sabre-toothed, saw-toothed, scimitar-toothed, sharp-toothed, small-toothed palm civet, snaggletoothed, snaggle-toothed, spade-toothed whale, sweet-toothed, toothed jelly fungus, toothed jelly mushroom, toothedly, toothedness, toothed whale, untoothed, yellow-toothed cavy