: a conical pointed projection (such as a small tooth)
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How do denticles grow and change as a shark matures?—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The shape, size and arrangement of denticles vary not just between shark species but even across different parts of the same shark’s body.—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Just like real dermal denticles, these riblets guide airflow in a way that minimizes turbulence and resistance.—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 By attacking them from below, the orcas avoid the whale sharks' tough dorsal skin that has denticles embedded on the outside, with thick connective tissue beneath it.—New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for denticle
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Middle English, from Latin denticulus, diminutive of dent-, dens
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