Biting or tending to bite; having the quality of cutting or piercing like teeth.
From Latin 'endent-' (present participle of 'endere,' to bite or gnaw), related to 'dens' (tooth). The word preserves an archaic Latin verb form rarely used in modern English except in specialized technical or historical contexts.
This remarkably obscure word lingers in English dictionaries as a fossil, a reminder that almost every adjective form has a parallel verb—and that 'tooth' and 'bite' words often come from Latin roots used across countless languages.
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