dentition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
    odontiasis; teething.
  2. noun the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
    teeth.

WordNet

Den*ti"tion noun
Etymology
L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See Dentist.
Definitions
  1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
  2. (Zoöl.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.

Webster 1913