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dentes

[ den-teez ]

/ ˈdɛn tiz /

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noun

plural of dens.

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Words nearby dentes

dentary, dentate, dentation, dent corn, dentelle, dentes, dentex, denti-, denticle, denticulate, denticulation

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How to use dentes in a sentence

Quis salvum ab invidia caput retraheret, ac malignitatis dentes in liberiore censura evitaret?
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin
Et mihi adhuc superstes est tota illa editio prima, quam quasi crepitaculum per quod dentes caninos dentibam retineo.
The Biglow Papers|James Russell Lowell
Mucrones: in Collembola the two small end pieces of the furcula, proceeding from the dentes.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Et mihi adhuc superstes est tota ilia editio prima, quam quasi crepitaculum per quod dentes caninos dentibam retineo.
Poems of James Russell Lowell|James Russell Lowell

Neve aurum addito, ast quoi auro dentes vincti erunt, im cum illo sepelire et utere, se fraude esto.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne