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Definition of Denticle
1. Noun. Small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod.
Definition of Denticle
1. n. A small tooth or projecting point.
Definition of Denticle
1. Noun. A small tooth ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) A pulp stone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Denticle
1. a small tooth [n -S]
Medical Definition of Denticle
1. A small tooth or toothlike projecting point. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Denticle
Literary usage of Denticle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Structure of Conflict by Paul G. Swingle (1885)
"denticle, or most Supernumerary teeth—f'. '•., teeth differing in form from any
of the normal series—are not infrequently found in the upper incisive region ..."
2. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum by George Busk (1852)
"... the edges of the opening furnished with hollow spinous processes arching over
the opening. Mouth terminal, with a denticle on each side. ..."
3. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the by Charles Spence Bate (1862)
"and its near allies, are closely incorporated; these, except in the genus and
its allies already mentioned, bear a stout tooth—the olfactory denticle. ..."
4. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1879)
"Each tooth consisted of a small triangular denticle, which represented the ...
The denticle projected outwards and slightly upwards from about the middle of ..."
5. Journal of the Portland Society of Natural History by Portland Society of Natural History (Me.) (1864)
"13. having one large blunt denticle; first five or six laterals having one large
denticle, next twelve with an incipient outer denticle at the base of ..."
6. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1875)
"... cutting edge of the tooth are also continued along the edges of the central
denticle. ... but on one side the central denticle there are six perfect, ..."
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