denticle
Example Sentences
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Identifying this structure was compelling evidence that the teeth on the tenaculum really are teeth and not leftover denticles.
From Science Daily
Recirculation patterns, highest velocity and vorticity developed directly on top of the denticles and in spaces between the denticles.
From Science Daily
This may have been because reef mantas have smaller dermal denticles and so there was less friction to keep the cups in place.
From National Geographic
They analyzed the fossils’ rostral denticles, the spikes that jut from the sides of a sawfish’s snout to aid in foraging and self-defense.
From Scientific American
But as the structure—and roughness—of dermal denticles varies around a shark’s body, it may also be a better place to scratch.
From Science Magazine
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