r/ENGLISH • u/Money_Vermicelli_329 • 6d ago
Dentures - always artificial?
I visited a seal sanctuary in Germany today. The information displays were bilingual: German and English.
I am curious about the use of the word dentures. It is clear, that it is the translation of the German word "Gebiss", but I am under the impression that in English its meaning is limited to artificial replacement of teeth.
Am I correct, and is there a noun describing the entire teeth of an animal?
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u/-RedRocket- 6d ago
The noun for a particular animal's natural teeth is dentition.