U2 Flashcards
Chew (v.)
To crush (food) with the teeth
Carnivore (n.)
A mammal with teeth adapted for flesh eating (pl. carnivora)
Canine (n.)
A conical pointed tooth (between the incisors and the first premolar)
Constant (adj.)
Happening all the time
Deciduous (adj.)
A baby (or milk) teeth
Determine (v.)
To fix or decide something
Diet (n.)
Food and drink regularly provided
Diphyodont (adj.)
Marked by the successive development of deciduous and permanent set of teeth
Distinctive (qdj.)
Clearly different from others
Eruption (n.)
The process of breaking out (v. To erupt)
Feature (n.)
A noticeable part of something
Fossil (n.)
A hardened part of am animal or plant of long ago
Gnaw (v.)
To keep biting (something hard)
Grind (v.)
To change to small fragments
Gum (n.)
The tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar part of the jaws
Harbivore (n.)
A plant-eating animal