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Tooth

A tooth (pl.: teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores and omnivores, also use teeth to help with capturing or wounding prey, tearing food, for defensive purposes, to intimidate other animals often including their own, or to carry prey or…

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FMA
12516
Greek
ὀδούς (odoús)
Latin
dens
MeSH
D014070

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Etymology

Origin

Mammals

Fish

Amphibians

Birds

Invertebrates

Fossilization and taphonomy

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Tooth

Nodes199
Edges198
Triples103
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01005
Components1

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Tooth

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related to Rodents · 14
Tooth → Enamel, HSB, Hunter-Schreger, It, On, PE, PI, RE, Rodent, Rodents, The, There, These, This
related to Invertebrates · 10
Tooth → After, Ancylostomatidae, European, For, Historically, It, Necator, The, They, True
related to Cetaceans · 9
Tooth → Beaked, It, Like, On, The, These, They, This, While
related to Mammals · 9
Tooth → Carnivores, For, In, Kangaroos, Mammals, Normal, Paleontologists, Teeth, The
related to Fossilization and taphonomy · 8
Tooth → Additionally, Because, Cambrian, Dentine, Early, Fish, However, Though
related to Rabbit · 8
Tooth → Dental, Rabbits, Since, The, There, These, This, Three
related to Etymology · 7
Tooth → As, Cf, Germanic, Old English, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, The
related to Proboscideans · 7
Tooth → At, Elephants, Only, Some, The, These, When
related to Amphibians · 6
Tooth → Acrodont, Additionally, All, Most, Teeth, This
related to Origin · 5
Tooth → In, Romundina, Study, Teeth, The

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teeth enamel also incisors fish molars found mammals used dentine radula grow sharks many jaw two use species food amphibians

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ToothFMA125161.00infobox
ToothGreekὀδούς (odoús)1.00infobox
ToothLatindens1.00infobox
ToothMeSHD0140701.00infobox
hard earth to access underlying foodinstance ofand thus avoid predators and also to penetrate protective covers0.80text
diatomsinstance ofthe first part of the stomach forms a muscular gizzard lined with chitinous teeth that crush armoured prey0.80text
enamel.The radula is used by molluscs for feedinginstance ofas are tissues0.80text
is sometimes compared rather inaccurately to a tongueinstance ofas are tissues0.80text
the Naticidae use the radula plus an acidic secretion to bore through the shell of other molluscsinstance ofon the radula ribbon varies considerably from one group to another as shown in the diagram on the left.Predatory marine snails0.80text
the thelodonts had scales composed of dentineinstance ofEarly fish0.80text
an enamel-like compoundinstance ofEarly fish0.80text
suggesting that the origin of teeth was from scales which were retained in the mouthinstance ofEarly fish0.80text

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