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denticle

noun as in tooth

noun as in tooth

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Other questions include better understanding how the different denticles might relate to shark lineages, and what impact the sudden loss of so many big predators might have had on other ocean dwellers.

The sharklike drag-limiting scales, known as denticles, worked well at cutting the ramp’s drag.

Each denticle contains a pulp cavity from which a number of minute tubes radiate outwards.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to denticle, such as: cog, dent, peg, point, projection, and prong.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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