Definition of Denticle. Meaning of Denticle. Synonyms of Denticle

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Definition of Denticle

Denticle
Denticle Den"ti*cle, n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens, dentis, tooth. See Dental, and cf. Dentelli.] A small tooth or projecting point.

Meaning of Denticle from wikipedia

- Look up denticle or denticles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A denticle is any small tooth-like or bristle-like structure. "Denticle" may refer to:...
- The denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long, species of ray-finned fish found only in the rivers of Benin, Nigeria...
- development. The placoid scales of cartilaginous fishes are also called dermal denticles and are structurally homologous with vertebrate teeth. Most fish are also...
- Denticles, also called serrations, are small bumps on a tooth that serve to give the tooth a serrated edge. In paleontology, denticle characteristics...
- shark, which lives only in freshwater. Sharks have a covering of dermal denticles that protects their skin from damage and parasites in addition to improving...
- also called placoid scales (or dermal denticles), making it feel like sandpaper. In most species, all dermal denticles are oriented in one direction, making...
- Ventral view of repeating denticle bands on the cuticle of a 22-hour-old embryo. The head is on the left....
- typically hook-shaped radula: a lateral tooth without a denticle (Pontohedyle verrucosa) or with a denticle (Pontohedyle milaschewitchii). Pontohedyle slugs...
- cardinalfish Deepwater flathead Deepwater stingray Delta smelt Demoiselle Denticle herring Desert pupfish Devario Devil ray Dhufish Discus Dogfish Dogfish...
- is known from the tip of a rostral denticle that is deposited in the Sirindhorn Museum as SM 2012-1-021. The denticle has a single barb similar to Onchopristis...